Sunrisers Hyderabad are losing one match after another. After starting the IPL 2025 with a win over Rajasthan Royals, the previous season’s runners-up have suffered six defeats and registered just one victory. They are ninth in the points table and will have to win the remaining six games to make it to the playoffs. However, it is looking impossible for the Men in Orange, considering the form of their top-order batters.
Travis Head and Ishan Kishan have flopped, while Abhishek Sharma has been inconsistent. Nitish Kumar Reddy, who was the find of the league last year, hasn’t been able to score runs, and his performances have impacted the overall results.
In 8 matches, he has accumulated 133 runs at an average of 19.00 and a strike rate of 109.91. Surprisingly, Pat Cummins hasn’t used him as a bowler. Former India player Harbhajan Singh is disappointed with the performance of the 21-year-old cricketer.
“Sunrisers Hyderabad thought he was the perfect batter for the franchise. I was expecting to see Nitish Kumar Reddy dominate IPL 2025 after what he did with the bat in Australia, but the results have been concerning. He must be feeling bad more than us. He was magnificent for the Indian Test team in Australia and scored runs while batting with the lower-order batters,” Harbhajan Singh said.
Bhajji urged him to play according to the situation and not the format. “It would be wise if he plays according to the situation and not the format. Nitish is not even half of the player he was in Australia,” he added.
Sunrisers Hyderabad retained him for INR 6 crore head of the mega auction.
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