“Just feel like you are taking a bullet for your country”: Nitish Kumar Reddy reveals Gautam Gambhir’s motivational words, which helped him score 41 on his Test debut against Australia
After Australia bowled out India for 150 runs, the hosts were confident of taking a healthy lead. However, Jasprit Bumrah and his fellow quicks had different plans. Bumrah’s sensational bowling spell and a bit of help from Mohammed Siraj and debutant Harshit Rana reduced Australia to 7-67 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored 41 runs for the visiting team, revealed what head coach Gautam Gambhir told him before the contest in Perth.
“I heard a lot about Perth. During our last practice session before the first Test, I had a conversation with Gautam sir. He told me to take bouncers on my shoulder,” Nitish Kumar Reddy said.
He continued to speak about Gambhir’s message.
“Just feel like you are taking a bullet for your nation, and that helped me during my batting in Perth. It boosted my confidence and I kept his words in the back of the mind,” he added.
“Everyone said that there would be bounce in the Perth wicket. I was ready to take bullets for India. That’s the best thing I head from our coach Gautam Gambhir.”
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