India, Nov. 28 -- The whitewash against South Africa has put some of the Indian players under immense scrutiny, with Nitish Kumar Reddy being one of them. The young all-rounder, who made his India debut Down Under in the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has failed to impress in his recent red-ball outings, especially in home conditions. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir's Test approach leans heavily towards backing all-rounders, a move that has opened the door for Nitish to feature more in red-ball cricket despite his limited experience in the format.

Reddy hasn't been utilised well as a bowler in the home conditions, while with the bat, he scored 43, 10 and 0 in his last three innings. He failed to absorb pressure in the crunch situations against S...