Nitish Reddy hits seven sixes and makes it big into Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh's list with a massive knock against Bangladesh

Nitish Kumar Reddy emphatically announced his arrival on the international stage with a brilliant half-century in only his second T20I. The 21-year-old came on as India found themselves in a tough spot with three early wickets in the powerplay. Reddy showed great signs and fought patiently at the start of the innings to let the difficult period pass and broke free when he got the opportunity to face a free-kick as he didn't stop after that and smashed the Bangladesh bowlers all over the park . The right-handed batsman shared a 108-run stand with Rinku Singh for the fourth wicket, which took India to the top spot.

He demonstrated his ability to overcome the limits of willpower and hit his maiden half-century off 27 balls. He looked great, hitting seven sixes and four boundaries and scoring 74 runs in 34 balls.

It was a very high quality knock. Not only did he rely on his strength, but he also looked for gaps, which he did effortlessly. The Bangladesh spinners looked clueless against him at times.

Most runs in an innings vs spin for an Indian batter in T20I

65 Abhishek Sharma vs Zim Harare 2024

57 Yuvraj Singh vs Pak Ahmedabad 2012

55 Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Aus Guwahati 2023

54 Virat Kohli vs Afg Dubai 2022

53 Nitish Reddy vs Ban Delhi 2024

He also became the fourth-youngest Indian cricketer to hit a half-century in the shortest format.

Youngest to score first T20I 50+ by an Indian

20 years 143 days Rohit Sharma 50* vs SA Durban 2007

20 years 271 days Tilak Varma 51 vs WI Providence 2023

21 years 38 days Rishabh Pant 58 vs WI Chennai 2018

21 years 136 days Nitish Reddy 74 vs Ban Delhi 2024

He didn't get many balls to showcase his skills in the series opener but still managed to make a small contribution with his unbeaten knock of 15 runs.

Nitish caught everyone's attention with his all-round skills while playing for SRH, who finished second in the IPL 2024. The Andhra youngster created a stir in SRH's starting line-up with his explosive shots. The right-handed batsman turned heads in the group stage match against Rajasthan Royals when he scored a 42-ball 76 – a knock embellished with eight sixes – and ended the season with 303 runs. He also picked three wickets with the ball.