The cricketer himself dropped the hint of playing the opening test for India through pictures on his official Instagram handle. The cricketer can be seen posing in white jersey and captioned the image, "Repping the whites. Playing for that crest. Nothing gets bigger than this."

Explore why Nitish Kumar Reddy could be the key player for India in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, especially with recent changes.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to debut in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. India’s all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to make his Test debut in Perth during the Border Gavaskar Trophy. His inclusion brings hope for India’s pace attack on the bouncy Optus Stadium pitch.