3 Indian players with better batting and bowling averages than Nitish Kumar Reddy in List A cricket

Nitish Kumar Reddy made his ODI debut in October 2025 against Australia.

Indian Cricket Team all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is one of the few players who have represented the national team in all three formats. Reddy made his test and T20I debut in 2024 and impressed with his performances in the initial games.

In October 2025, he was given a chance in ODIs during India’s tour of Australia 2026. Reddy was handed the ODI cap by former Indian captain Rohit Sharma at Perth Cricket Stadium. In India’s first assignment in 2026 against New Zealand, Reddy returned to the ODI XI as a replacement for Washington Sundar. The latter sustained a rib injury in the first ODI and was ruled out of the campaign.

Reddy was also given a spot in the playing XI in the second game in Rajkot, where he failed to make a mark with his performance. He got out cheaply for 20 runs in the match and went wicketless in his two overs while leaking 13 runs. However, it should be noted that he was not given enough overs to bowl. However, he made a comeback with his amazing half-century in the third game.

In List A cricket, the 22-year-old has featured in 33 games so far, scoring 679 runs in 24 innings at an average of 35.73 with six half-centuries. Bowling right-arm medium pace, he has picked 21 scalps in 30 innings averaging 45.57.

However, a few capped and uncapped Indian players have better records than Reddy in List A cricket. On that note, below are three Indian players with better batting and bowling averages than Nitish Kumar Reddy in List A cricket.

3 Indian players with better batting and bowling averages than Nitish Kumar Reddy in List A cricket

3. Prerak Mankad

Prerak Mankad is a 31-year-old all-rounder who represents Saurashtra in domestic cricket. Although he has not played any international game so far, he has better figures than Reddy in List A cricket. In 69 matches (63 innings), he has piled up 2116 runs at an average of 37. Bowling right-arm medium pace, he has captured 55 scalps averaging 28.

2. Arshin Kulkarni

Arshin Kulkarni is also a seam all-rounder like Reddy. He is an uncapped player who plays for Maharashtra in domestic cricket. The right-handed batter has featured in nine games in List A cricket, hitting 484 runs at an average of 53.77 and clinching two scalps at an average of 38.0 (7 innings). Kulkarni also played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. He has played 12 Youth ODI games for India U-19.

1. Venkatesh Iyer

Although Venkatesh Iyer has vanished from the Indian Cricket Team, he has featured in 11 international games so far, including two ODIs and nine T20Is. In January 2022, he played two ODI games against South Africa; scoring 24 runs and going wicketless.

However, he has an impressive record in List A cricket, hitting 1744 runs at an average of 37.10 in 58 innings and scalping 34 wickets averaging 36.02 (43 innings). Overall, he has played 61 games in his List A career and represents Madhya Pradesh in the domestic circuit.

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