Nitish Kumar Reddy out of Ireland tour, doubtful about playing in England series also; Quadriceps injury became the reason

The Indian cricket team has suffered a big setback before the tour of Ireland. Team India’s young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy Has been ruled out of the two-match T20 series due to injury. The reason for his absence was due to left leg problem. quadriceps injury It is being told. Not only this, there is doubt over his playing in the white-ball series of the upcoming England tour.

According to BCCI sources, the medical team is constantly monitoring his fitness. At present it is not decided whether he will be fully fit for the limited overs series against England or not.

Big blow for Team India

Nitish Kumar Reddy was included in the Indian squad for both the tours of Ireland and England. In the absence of Hardik Pandya, he was considered an important player of the team as a fast bowling all-rounder. In such a situation, his absence may affect the team composition.

Nitish has been struggling with injuries for some time. Even during IPL 2025, he was not fully fit and could bowl only five overs despite playing 13 matches in the entire season. After this, due to a knee injury, he had to leave the Test series of England tour midway.

Was injured in Afghanistan series

According to media reports, Nitish Kumar Reddy suffered this quadriceps injury during the recently played ODI series against Afghanistan.

In the first ODI played in Dharamshala, he took the first ODI wicket of his career, but before the second ODI, captain Shubman Gill had told that he would not be able to play the match due to problem in quadriceps.

However, he made a comeback in the third ODI played in Chennai. In that match, he gave 42 runs in six overs, but could not take any wicket. He didn’t even get a chance to bat.

Ireland tour will start from June 26

The two-match T20 series between India and Ireland will start from June 26 in Belfast. The second match will be played on June 28. The Indian team will reach Belfast via London.

This tour is considered special for many reasons. first time Shreyas Iyer Will take charge of the team as full-time captain in the T20 format. Whereas, 15 year old young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi There is also a strong possibility of his debut in international cricket.

Now all eyes will be on the report of the BCCI medical team to see whether Nitish Kumar Reddy is able to return fit for the England tour or not. In his absence, the selectors and team management may have to rethink the all-rounder options.