Nitish Kumar Reddy Biography, Profile, Age, Height, Family, Girlfriend, Cricket Career, IPL & More

Nitish Kumar Reddy Biography
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Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy was born on 26 May 2003, he is an Indian cricketer who plays for Andhra in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He is 21 years old. Nitish Kumar Reddy is an all-rounder from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and bats right-handed and bowls fast seam.

His all-round ability and aggressive batting style make him a perfect player for T20 cricket and he could prove to be a solid asset to his franchise. He is a very skilled player and was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.20 Lakh, in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.

Nitish Reddy Biography

FULL NAMEKaki Nitish Kumar Reddy
PLACE OF BIRTHVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
BORN26 May 2003
HEIGHT5 ft 10 in (178cm)
EYE COLOURBlack
BATTING STYLE Right-handed
BOWLING STYLERight Arm Fast Medium
ROLEAllrounder
TEAMIndia
IPLSunrisers Hyderabad
FATHERK. Mutyala Reddy
MOTHERManasa Jyostna
ZODIAC SIGNScorpio
MARITAL STATUSUnmarried

Nitish Kumar Early Life

Nitish Kumar Reddy was born on 26 May 2003 in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and is the son of former Hindustan Zinc employee Mutyala Reddy. Nitish started playing cricket at the age of 5 with a plastic bat and would regularly visit the Hindustan Zinc grounds to watch seniors play cricket.

He was Supported by his father, who made the significant sacrifice of quitting his job after being transferred to Udaipur, Nitish embarked on his cricketing pursuit.

With his father’s unwavering dedication, Nitish attended VDCA camps and received initial training under coaches Kumara Swamy, Krishna Rao, and Watekar.

Nitish said of his father’s decision: “I was 12 or 13 when my dad quit his job. He was transferred to Udaipur. He analyzed the cricket there and was afraid of the politics that might affect my game.

He left his job and dedicated his time to my game. Relatives questioned his decisions. He is the first person who believed in me.

Nitish’s talent caught the eye of former Indian cricketer and selector MSK Prasad during Under-12 and Under-14 matches, leading to his selection for training at the ACA academy in Kadapa under the guidance of coaches Madhusudhana Reddy and Srinivasa Rao.

He followed this up with a trailblazing season scoring 441 against Nagaland, the quadruple ton coming in just 345 deliveries and ending up with 1237 runs at an average of 176.41, a tournament record, along with 26 wickets in the 2017-18 Vijay Merchant Trophy.

His remarkable and dominating performance earned him the BCCI ‘Best Cricketer in the Under -16’ Jagmohan Dalmiya award for the season 2017–2018 and became the first player of Andhra Cricket Association who got the BCCI award.

Nitish Kumar Reddy Family

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s father Mutyala Reddy is a former Hindustan Zinc employee. He was Supported by his father, who made significant contributions by quitting his job after being transferred to Udaipur, Nitish embarked on his cricketing pursuit. His mother Manasa Jyostna is a housewife and he has a sister named Sharmila Reddy.

Debut Matches of Nitish Kumar Reddy

FC MATCHES Debut: Kerala vs Andhra at Ongole – January 27 – 29, 2020
Last: M. Pradesh vs Andhra at Indore – February 23 – 26, 2024
LIST A MATCHESDebut: Vidarbha vs Andhra at Indore – February 20, 2021
Last: Andhra vs UP at Chandigarh – December 03, 2023
T20 MATCHESDebut: Andhra vs J + K at Vadodara – November 04, 2021
Last: SRH vs DC at Delhi – April 20, 2024

Nitish Kumar Reddy Cricket Career

Nitish Kumar Reddy Cricket Career

Reddy was named to the Andhra Under-14 team for the 2015-2016 South Zone Inter State Under-14 tournament. On 6 January he was added to the playing 11 and made his debut against Tamil Nadu Under-14 where he scored 76 runs off 163 deliveries and was the highest score in the tournament.

He played four matches in the 2015-2016 South Zone Inter State Under-14 tournament and scored 152 runs at an average of 38 including two half-centuries.

In the first match of the 2017-2018 Vijay Merchant Trophy (South Zone), he scored 301 runs from 407 balls and took a wicket against Tamil Nadu Under-16 in 2017.

Nitish Scored 441 runs from 336 deliveries and took a three-wicket haul in both innings against Nagaland Under-16 in the pre-quarterfinal of the Vijay Merchant Trophy on 9 January 2018 where Andhra won by an innings and 678 runs.

On 14 January 2018, he took a five-wicket haul against the Madhya Pradesh Under-16 team in the quarter-final. However, he failed to replicate his batting performances from the previous matches and was dismissed on a duck in the first innings.

Nitish Reddy while bowling in a match

Reddy scored 8 runs in the second innings and Madhya Pradesh defeated Andhra by an innings and 81 runs.

Nitish played 7 matches in the Vijay Merchant Trophy which was held between 1 December 2017 and 15 January 2018 and ended the tournament as a top run-scorer with 1237 runs at an average of 176.71 with four-centuries and two half-centuries and took 26 wickets with two five-wicket hauls.

In September 2018, Nitish was added to the squad in the India Under-19 B team for the 2018-2019 Qudrangular Under-19 tournament.

In his debut match against Afghanistan Under-19 on 14 September 2018, he took two wickets at an economy of 5.29 and scored two runs.

On 18 September 2018, in a final match against India Under-19 A, he scored 8 runs from 13 balls but did not bowl, India Under-19 B won by 10 runs.

Reddy was named to the Andhra Under-19 team for the 2018-2019 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Innter-State Tournament in October 2018. He took a three-wicket haul in ten overs at an economy of 5.40 against the Punjab Under-19 team on 10 October 2018.

Four days later, he took two wickets in ten overs at an economy of 4.10 and scored 76 runs from 70 balls against the Baroda Under-19 team.

Reddy while playing for Andhra team.

He played 10 matches for the Andhra Under-19 and scored 351 runs and took 12 wickets in the 2018-2019 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Innter-State Tournament.

Because of his stellar performance in the state Under-19 team, Reddy was added to the India Under-19 Green team for the 2018-2019 Under-19 Challenger Trophy in November 2018.

In the opening match against India Under-19 Yellow, he scored 12 runs and took two wickets on 10 November 2018.

On 16 November 2018, Nitish scored 19 runs and took a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.57 against the India Under-19 Blue team in the final of the Under-19 Challenger Trophy and helped the India Under-19 Green team in lifting the trophy. Nitish took five wickets and scored 55 runs in four matches in the tournament.

Nitish Kumar reddy with his teammates in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy

He was part of the Andhra Under-19 team, which participated in the 2018-2019 Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy held between 19 November 2018 and 28 January 2019 where he took three-wicket haul and scored 13 runs against the Orissa Under-19 team on 3 December 2018.

On 10 December 2018, he scored 155 runs in 252 balls and took a wicket against Goa Under-19 team in the group stage match of the Cooch Behar Trophy. He scored 373 runs and took ten wickets in seven matches in the tournament.

In the 2019-2020 Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter State Under-19 tournament he took three-wicket haul in the opening match against Maharashtra Under-19 team on 4 October 2019.

Reddy scored a half-century against the Mumbai Under-19 team on 9 October 2019. Four days later. he took a three-wicket haul in 9.5 overs at an economy of 2.34 and scored 16 runs against the Chattisgarh Under-19 team in the group stage match of the competition.

On 15 October 2019. he scored 83 runs from 120 balls against the Tamil Nadu Under-19 team in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Inter-State tournament group stage match and this was the highest score of the competition this season.

Nitish played 8 matches in the tournament and scored 276 runs with a strike rate of 57.02 and took 13 wickets at an economy of 3.81.

Nitish Kumar reddy playing for Andhra Under-19 team

Nitish was part of the India Under-19 A team for the 2019-2020 Under-19 Challenger Trophy between 11 November and 17 November 2019.

On 13 November 2019, he scored 30 runs and took two wickets against Nepal A Under-19 team in the Challenger Trophy group stage match. Four days later, in the final of the tournament, he took three three-wicket haul in 9 overs at an economy of 5.89 and scored 30 runs not out against the India Under-19 B team.

India Under-19 A team won by 43 runs and cliched the title where he scored 66 runs with an average of 33.00 and took eight wickets in four matches in the tournament and was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

After a stunning performance in the Under-19 team, Nitish was added to the Andhra team for the 2019 Ranji Trophy and made his debut in the Ranji Trophy against Kerala on 27 January 2020.

In the first innings of the match, he scored 39 runs in 60 balls and took a catch of Basil Thampi. He took his maiden Ranji wicket in the second innings with the dismissal of Ponnam Rahul.

On 12 February 2020, he was named to the playing eleven of the Andhra team against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy group stage match, where he was dismissed on a duck in the first innings and took one wicket and a catch.

Nitish Reddy playing for Andhra team

He managed to score only one run in the next innings, this was his last appearance for the team in the 2019-2020 season of the tournament.

On 20 February 2020, Nitish made his List A debut for the Andhra team against Vidarbha in the 2020-2021 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy where he scored 54 runs in 58 balls and took a catch.

Reddy played six matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy between 20 February and 8 March 2021, he scored 163 runs with an average of 32.60 and took one wicket.

Chennai Super Kings team playing in the Indian Premier League selected him as a net bowler in September 2021. Later he joined them for training in Dubai.

He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, for Andhra in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Jammu & Kashmir where he bowled one over at an economy of 6.00 but did not bat.

One day later, Andhra faced Haryana in the group-stage match and he scored 41 runs from 36 balls marking his highest score in the competition.

Nitish played five matches between 4 November 2021 and 9 November 2021 for the Andhra team in the 2021-2022 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and scored 92 runs with an average of 23.00.

Later he was named to the Andhra team ahead of the 2021-2022 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. On 19 November 2022, he scored 31 runs in 28 balls and took a three-wicket haul at an economy of 3.73 against Kerala.

Four days later, on 23 November 2022, he scored a half-century against Chattisgarh in the group stage match of the competition. Reddy scored 130 runs and took seven wickets from seven matches in the 2022-2023 season of the tournament.

Nitish was added to the squad of the Andhra team which participated in the 2022-2023 Ranji Trophy tournament between 13 December 2023 and 31 January 2023.

Nitish took a four-wicket haul from 15 overs, including three maiden overs against the Tamil Nadu team in the group stage match of the tournament on 20 December 2022.

Nitish Reddy with Abhishek Kumar

He scored 160 runs with an average of 11.42 and took 25 wickets with an average of 26.12 from eight matches in the 2022-2023 season of the Ranji Trophy, he was the third-highest wicket-taker of his team.

In December 2022, Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him ahead of the 2023 Indian Premier League.

He made his IPL debut on 18 May 2023 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He bowled two overs at an economy of 9.50 but he did get a chance to bat.

After three days, he was added to the playing eleven against the Mumbai Indians and bowled three overs at an economy of 11.67.

Reddy with Herbalife Active catch of the Match award

He took the catch of Rohit Sharma in the match and won the Herbalife Active Catch of the Match award.

Nitish Kumar Reddy Profile Career Stats & Records

Batting & Fielding

FORMATMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC1728156615920.96103454.73126012100
List A2215440360*36.6342395.27042521120
T20s9611706434.00141120.560111950

Bowling

FORMATMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC173122221194525/538/11922.963.2242.7320
List A2220608589143/233/2342.075.8143.4000
T20s956011511/331/33115.0011.5060.0000

Career Info & Stats

TeamsIndia B Under-19s
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
DebutDomestic Cricket debut

First-Class Debut
He made his FC debut on 27 January 2020 in the match of Kerala vs Andhra at Ongole.

List A cricket debut
He made his List A debut on 20 February 2021 in the match of Vidarbha vs Andhra at Indore.

T20 Debut
He made his T20s debut on 04 November 2021 in the match of Andhra vs J + K at Vadodara.

International Cricket Debut

Test debut
Not yet debuted.

ODI cricket debut
Not yet debuted.

T20I cricket debut
Not yet debuted.
Nitish Kumar Reddy Jersey NumberN/A
Coach/MentorNot Known

Nitish Reddy Social Media

InstagramNitish (@nitish_kumar_reddy_7)
TwitterNitish Kumar Reddy . K (@NitishKumarRed6) …

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Nitish Kumar Reddy Net Worth

According to media reports, the net worth of Nitish Kumar Reddy is estimated to be  INR 1 million to INR 5 million. His main source of income is cricket. He earns mostly by playing cricket officially or by BCCI salary, IPL contacts, and multiple endorsements.

Conclusion

In conclusion, his aggressive batting & bowling skills showcase his talent. He is a versatile player and a great all-rounder who can do better for the Indian cricket team in the future. In this article, you all have come to know about a star-rising & emerging Indian cricketer Nitish Kumar Reddy’s biography, age, family, height, cricket career, IPL, and more. I hope you all will feel good and satisfied with the information that I will provide above.

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