Why is Nitish Kumar Reddy not playing the third India vs Australia ODI? | Cricket News
India will take the field without Nitish Kumar Reddy in the third ODI against Australia on Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The all-rounder is one of the two changes made by the visitors in the already-lost series. Australia lead the three-match ODI series 2-0 following wins in Perth and Adelaide.LIVE: India vs Australia 3rd ODIReddy is unavailable for the third ODI due to a quadriceps injury sustained during the second match.
“Nitish Kumar Reddy sustained a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide and was subsequently unavailable for selection for the third ODI. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring him on a daily basis,” said a BCCI media note.Meanwhile at the toss, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh got the favour of the coin and chose to bat. Australia have made a single change to their lineup, with Nathan Ellis replacing Xavier Bartlett.India, led by Shubman Gill, brought in two changes with Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna replacing Arshdeep Singh and Nitish.India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.Australia’s playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood.
