Nitish Kumar Reddy released from India’s squad for the first Test

All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been released from India’s squad for the first Test against South Africa. He will instead join the India A team for the upcoming One-day series against South Africa A in Rajkot. The three-match series will be played from 13th to 19th November at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.

Nitish’s inclusion in the India A squad is seen as part of the team management’s plan to give him more game time before the senior Test assignments. After completing the One-day series with India A, he will rejoin the Indian Test squad for the second Test, ensuring he remains part of the long-term red-ball plans.

Updated squads:

India (1st Test): Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC/WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep.

India A (One-day series): Tilak Varma (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Vipraj Nigam, Manav Suthar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Khaleel Ahmed, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy.