The Australian tour may not have been as per the expectations for the Indian team so far, but it has definitely got a new star. Name is Nitish Kumar Reddy. This 21-year-old young all-rounder impressed everyone with his game and is being called a future superstar. Everyone is praising him and former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is not far behind. Apart from praising Nitish a lot, Gavaskar also called him better than star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Gavaskar became a fan of Reddy's brilliant game.

Reddy is a better batsman than Pandya

Let us tell you that Hardik Pandya has been out of the Indian Test team for a long time and now the chances of his comeback in this format are over. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar has named Nitish as a better all-rounder than Pandya. In his column for Sportstar, the Indian legend wrote, 'When India looked to be in bad shape, he scored a brilliant century, which cemented his place in the team for a long time to come. Since the unavailability of Hardik, India is looking for an all-rounder for Test cricket who can bowl as well as bat with medium pace. Reddy's bowling still needs work but as a batsman, he is definitely better than Pandya.

Reddy among the most talented young players

Nitish Kumar Reddy batted at number 7 or eight in all the matches on the Australian tour but despite this he is the second highest run scorer for India in this series. He scored a century in the Melbourne Test, after which cricket greats from all over the world praised him. Sunil Gavaskar also praised him a lot. He described Reddy as one of the 'most talented young stars'.

Sunil Gavaskar further wrote, 'The Melbourne Test brought out one of the 'most talented young stars' of Indian cricket, Nitish Kumar Reddy. He came to the attention of Indian cricket fans with his performances for the Hyderabad franchise in the IPL. Although he did not do much in first class matches, but credit goes to Ajit Agarkar and his fellow selectors that he saw a lot. Bring him to the test. In his first Test match in Perth itself, it became clear that this is a cricketer who can understand the conditions and play accordingly. With every Test match, the impression of a good 'cricketing head' on his shoulders grew stronger.

Reddy has scored 294 runs including a century

Reddy made his debut in Test cricket in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played in Perth. So far, Reddy has scored 294 runs with the help of one century in four Test matches. His average is 49. During this period, 8 sixes and 30 fours also came from his bat. In this entire series so far, he has been the highest run scorer for Team India in at least 3 innings.