Nitish Reddy can produce “magical” deliveries but India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel wants the batting all-rounder to bowl more overs to complement his primary skill-set of batting in the upcoming five-Test series against England. Ind vs Eng Test series | "He is a guy who can bowl that magical ball": Morne Morkel

Reddy bowled 26.5 overs in the two ‘Tests’ against England Lions and Morkel has “challenged” his ward to bowl more. “I think he [Reddy] is skillful. He is a guy who can bowl that magical ball. So for him, it is about creating that consistency and that’s something we want to work on. It’s important for his game as well,” the former South African fast bowling great said on sidelines of India’s training session.

“I’ve had conversations with him where I’ve challenged him to bowl a bit more. I want to see the ball more in his hands. We all know what he can do with the bat. But for a team, if you can have those bowling options, especially in these conditions, I think he’ll be one to be excited and compliment his bowling at that,” said Morkel.