IND vs BAN: "Think Like A Bowler" - Nitish Kumar Reddy Reveals Gautam Gambhir's Advice For All-Round Display

All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who lit up the Arun Jaitely Stadium on Wednesday (October 9), has revealed how head coach Gautam Gambhir's advice helped him put on an all-round display in the 2nd T20I against Bangladesh.

India, who had lost to Bangladesh the last time they clashed against their Asian rivals in Delhi, landed in trouble early with their top order blown away inside the powerplay, but Reddy and Rinku Singh joined forces to turn the tables on the opposition.

The pair put on 108 runs for the fourth wicket from 49 balls to take the game away from Bangladesh, with Reddy clobbering seven sixes and four fours to make 74 from a mere 34 balls.

Nitish Kumar Reddy, who followed up with the quick-paced knock by taking the new ball and ended with figures of 2 for 23 in 4 overs, credited head coach Gambhir for boosting his confidence after his all-round effort powered the hosts to an 86-run win in the second T20I.

"To be honest, I should thank Gautam sir for this. He gave a lot of confidence in me. He told me to believe in my bowling. (He said) 'when you are bowling, you should think like a bowler and not as a batsman who can bowl'. That is what he kept telling me and that somehow boosted me," Nitish said in a video shared by BCCI.

Earlier, the all-rounder, who made his debut in the series opener last week, revealed how Rinku and himself evaded early set back. Nitish said the idea was to take on the Bangladeshi spinners.

"The conversation that we were having (was) a smooth conversation, we were not taking any pressure. We did not plan anything about the score. We saw the spinner coming on to bowl, and we thought that this was the main over and we should take him on," he added.

Reddy said it is always a proud moment representing the country, and he was grateful for being adjudged the Player of the Match for his all-round performance of 74 and 2 for 23.

"Playing for India is in itself a proud moment and getting the man of the match (award), I feel so grateful for this and I just want to live in this moment," he said.

"Once I got to know that from here you should take on. I just knew that I will take on the bowlers. I was backing myself saying 'you can do this', added Reddy.

"The conversation between us was like, he was telling me that maybe it is God's plan. We were just believing (in) it and we were just hitting the balls," Reddy said on his conversation with Rinku.