India, July 11 -- When England asked India to bowl at the Lord's Cricket Ground in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, one expected wickets to come through Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, or Akash Deep. However, the first two wickets for the visitors came after one hour of toiling on Day 1 and it came through the most unexpected source. Nitish Kumar Reddy stood up for Shubman Gill's India in his very first over as he dismissed openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley.

It would be fair to say that Nitish Kumar Reddy was the pick of the Indian bowlers on Day 1 of the Lord's Test. He outbowled Bumrah, Siraj, and Akash Deep. Speaking to reporters after the close of play on Day 1, Reddy credited bowling coach Morne Morkel and his SunR...