India, Oct. 20 -- Former India captain Rohit Sharma presented the ODI debut cap to all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy ahead of the first game of the three-match series against Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. Coincidentally, it was the same venue where he made his Test debut last November in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener, receiving the cap from another legend, Virat Kohli, who was also present on Sunday.

In the visuals shown at the time of the broadcasting, Rohit was seen saying a few words as the players hurdled, before he handed over the debut cap to Reddy. The details of that speech, however, was released on Monday on the BCCI's official social media handle. Rohit said that he was confident Reddy, with his attitude a...