Team India pace all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy was showered with great accolades by captain Shubman Gill for his incredible show. In the third Test of the five-match Anderson-Sachin Trophy series being conducted at Lord’s, Nitish Kumar Reddy gave an outstanding spell with the ball. In his first over, he sent England openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley back to the pavilion. Entering like an out-of-syllabus shock, Nitish shocked England and initiated their downfall.
“No more entertaining cricket, welcome back to boring Test cricket, guys,” Gill sledges the English batters.
Shubman Gill – no more entertaining cricket, welcome back to boring Test cricket guys!
– Gill sledging the Bazzballers. 😂pic.twitter.com/xmr4eR43bl---Advertisement---— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 10, 2025
After Nitish Kumar Reddy’s fiery 1st over of the day, the English innings run rate was once around 2 to which the newly inducted captain for the Indian side Shubman Gill mocked the batters on the crease, Joe Root and Ollie Pope reminding them that they are playing like a typical Test cricket innings and not the ‘Bazball’ that the English themselves invented where the players play with a more aggressive approach like that of the shorter formats as T20s and ODIs.
In this match, England won the toss and decided to bat first. Nitish Kumar Reddy’s aggressive bowling had an early influence, cutting them to 44 for 2. In his very first over, he dismissed Zak Crawley (18) and Ben Duckett (23), both caught behind. After their dismissal, Ollie Pope and Joe Root stabilized the innings, and England scored 83/2 by the lunch break. Team India made a sole change for this Test; Jasprit Bumrah was back in the XI in place of Prasidh Krishna, and Arshdeep Singh could find a spot in the playing XI.
