Nitish Kumar Reddy made an impactful debut, top-scoring with 41, as India's bowlers, led by Bumrah, reduced Australia to 67/7 on Day 1 of the Perth Test.

Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 41 runs in his Test debut during the 1st Test against Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Virat Kohli handed over the debut cap to the fast-bowling all-rounder.

For the opening Test in Perth, India have handed out debut caps to all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and pacer Harshit Rana and one waits to see how these two perform at the Optus Stadium in Perth. With Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana making their way into the playing XI,

Nitish Kumar Reddy made a mark in the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test. India's first innings crumbled for 150 runs, but Reddy's innings, along with Rishabh Pant's, helped India reach a respectable total.

Nitish Kumar Reddy made a memorable debut in the Perth Test match against Australia and created a huge record. Nitish was fast-tracked into Team India after IPL 2024 and he is now capped in two formats.

India have handed Test debuts to fast bowler Harshit Rana and seam-up allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for the opening Border Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth. India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat first.

Reddy came into the limelight after a brilliant 2024 IPL season and also ended up getting the Emerging Player of the Year award after making 303 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad at a strike rate of 142.92.