Nitish Kumar Reddy broke down due to work and pressure, claims Aakash Chopra as he warns BCCI

Nitish Kumar Reddy has become the latest player in the Indian team to suffer an injury as the youngster has been ruled out of the entire T20I series against England. Reddy was in the squad for the five-match T20I series and even played the first match of the series.

However, he suffered a side injury during practice ahead of the second T20I in Chennai. After undergoing the scan, Reddy was dropped from the entire series. Former India opener Aakash Chopra opened up about the nature of Reddy’s injury

Chopra feels that the young all-rounder’s workload may have increased, adding to the pressure on him. According to him, the heavy workload in the last few months may have worked against Nitish Kumar Reddy due to which he got injured.

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Aakash Chopra breaks his silence on Nitish Kumar Reddy’s injury

While speaking on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra spoke about Nitish Kumar Reddy’s injury that ruled him out of the entire T20I series against England. Chopra feels the strain of international cricket may have got to the youngster as he played all five Tests in Australia.

“Nitish Kumar Reddy is injured. He has been ruled out for the entire series. You must be thinking, ‘What would have happened?’ I wonder how that would happen when you start playing international cricket, the workload is different,” Chopra said.

“Load and pressure go hand in hand. He played 5 Tests in Australia. He played there. He was consistently on the ground. He batted and even bowled a bit. It takes its toll. Believe it or not, he’s a young kid. The body sometimes don’t last that long,” he remarked.

Nitish Kumar Reddy has been an integral part of the Indian team in both the Test and T20I formats. The all-rounder has been impressive in both formats and has shown the temperament to score big runs.

“Maybe the body wasn’t ready…” – Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra further gave his opinion and claimed that Nitish Kumar Reddy’s body was not ready for such a load which led to the injury. Reddy was replaced by another all-rounder fast bowler Shivam Dube.

“Suddenly, you realize there is an injury. I think something happened. Maybe the body was not ready for this kind of load and pressure, and it broke down. Shivam Dube was called into the team instead of Nitish Kumar Reddy,” said Chopra.

Along with Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rinku Singh has also been ruled out for at least the second and third T20Is. Rinku suffered a lower back spasm while playing in the first T20I. BCCI is closely monitoring his body and he is likely to return to the field soon.

Nitish Kumar Reddy in BGT 2024-25

Nitish Kumar Reddy made his debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy where he scored 298 runs in five Tests at an average of 37.25 to become India’s second highest run-getter in the series. He hit his first Test hundred at the iconic MCG.

The all-rounder also claimed five wickets with his seam bowling. The 21-year-old is seen as a key player for India going forward with his exceptional all-round skills.