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In a major development for the India National Cricket Team, young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is expected to get his fitness clearance very soon from the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Nitish has been out of action since June after suffering a left quadriceps injury. He picked up the injury during India’s third ODI against Afghanistan. He was later included in India’s white-ball squads for the tours of England and Ireland, but his injury delayed his return. Earlier, Steve Waugh says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 'good enough to play Test' for India.
Nitish Kumar Reddy set for fitness clearance soon
Nitish Kumar Reddy has had a few injury problems in recent times. The pace-bowling all-rounder has dealt with a side strain, knee and quadriceps injuries, as well as neck spasms. Before the 2026 IPL, Nitish also worked with famous pace-bowling coach Steffan Jones to improve his speed.
Now, ahead of the white-ball series against Afghanistan, a Revsportz report shared that Reddy will be “very soon” getting the clearance from the BCCI Centre of Excellence to return to action.
Nitish Kumar Reddy has dealt with several injury problems that have slowed his progress at the international level. Yet, the all-rounder has already played 20 matches for India across the formats. Reddy has scored 366 runs in 10 Tests, 100 runs in 6 ODIs and 90 runs in 4 T20I matches.
He also has 13 international wickets to his name so far. Reddy has also smashed his maiden Test century at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during the 2024–25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. He first turned heads with his performances at the 2017–18 Vijay Merchant Trophy.
Harshit Rana nears full fitness after hamstring injury setback
There is also positive news about fast bowler Harshit Rana. He is reportedly close to getting back to full fitness after the fresh injury setback. Harshit had recovered from a knee injury but suffered a Grade 1 hamstring injury during the T20I series in Ireland.
During his rehabilitation, Rana reportedly gained some weight. Nitish and Harshit are not the only Indian players working on their fitness.
Senior stars Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah are also currently working at the Centre of Excellence as they continue their recovery from their respective injuries. Amid this, DDCA to review DPL selection rule after Dev Chaudhary controversy.
Nitish Kumar Reddy gets big Asian Games 2026 boost
Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar Reddy has already been named in India’s squad for the upcoming Asian Games 2026 in Japan. Before the mega event, the team would like to give him some game time in the white-ball matches against the Afghanistan side at home.
India’s men’s cricket team will begin their Asian Games 2026 campaign on September 28 in Japan. They are among the seeded teams and will enter the tournament directly from the quarter-finals.
The Men in Blue will face the second-placed team from Group A, which includes Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal. The men’s tournament has two groups, A and B, with four seeded teams getting direct entry into the knockout stage based on their ICC T20I rankings. India are strong favourites to defend their Asian Games gold medal at the event at Nagoya.
