'Was Nervous, But Gautam Sir Told...': Nitish Reddy Reflects On His Heroics In Perth
ABP NewsNitish Kumar Reddy on Friday conceded that the reputation of Perth being a fast bowler's paradise made him a tad nervous ahead of his Test debut against Australia but the jitters vanished when he recalled head coach Gautam Gambhir's advice -- face the bouncers as if "you are taking a bullet for the country". Nitish made an impressive 41 off 59 balls that lent a semblance of respectability to India's overall poor batting effort that yielded 150 in their first innings here at the Optus Stadium. But then I remembered the chat I had with Gautam sir after our last practice session," Nitish told reporters during the post-day press meet. "Obviously, the wicket is helping a lot and we don't need to do a lot to get the wicket, just bowl in the right areas and let the ball do the rest," he said.