IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: Nitish Kumar Reddy Sidelined For Third ODI Against Australia Due To This Reason...

IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy's campaign was cut short after a left quadriceps strain ruled him out of the third and last ODI of the three-match series against Australia on Saturday.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India took to their X handle to announce that Reddy has sustained a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide.

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"Nitish Kumar Reddy sustained a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide and was subsequently unavailable for selection for the third ODI. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring him on a daily basis," BCCI said in a statement.

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Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bat in the third and final One-day International against India on Saturday.

Australia made one change, bringing in Nathan Ellis in place of Xavier Bartlett.

India skipper Shubman Gill brought in wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and and Prasidh Krishna in place of pacer Arshdeep Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

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India are 0-2 down in the series, having lost in Perth and Adelaide.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.