"Reddy is talented and believes in his game", says skipper Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah was not ready to reveal his playing XI for the opening Test match against Australia But he has given enough indications that the management believes in Nitish Kumar Reddys allround abilitiesAs a captain of the Indian team Jasprit Bumrah is impressed with the youngsters for not being confused about their roles and not being overwhelmed as well by the sense of occasion of playing their first Test series Down UnderNitish Kumar Reddy Harshit Rana Devdutt Padikkal Yashasvi Jaiswal Prasidh Krishna and Dhruv Jurel are on their maiden Test tour to AustraliaReddy is quite talented and we are positive about him You have seen in IPL also he believes in his game Jasprit Bumrah said at the prematch media conference on ThursdayBumrah admired the fact that this generation of players is fearless and clearheaded in their approachThe best thing about youngsters in our team is that when you talk to them no one looks confused overawed he saidWhen you have belief in your abilities you get a lot of confidence as a leader that a youngster wants to perform the tough jobAlso ReadSA20 Season 3 With 50 days to go AB de Villiers excited for upcoming mega actionHe wants responsibility and wants to be thrown at the deep end of the pool as they want to prove themselves Nothing could be more heartening for a captainVirat Kohlis recent run in Test cricket could be a matter of debate but Jasprit Bumrah has no doubt that the Indian stalwart looks in fine touch which could turn out to be ominous for the opposition Further the pacer said that he would not like to jink itI dont have to say anything about Kohli the batter I have made my Test debut under him I dont need to give him any kind of special inputs and he is the utmost professional you have in our team and he is one of the leaders Bumrah was loud and clearJasprit Bumrah is on his third tour to Australia and he keeps telling the youngsters that once a player performs here his career graph goes on an upward scaleFor him it doesnt matter if he is 100Test old or 50Test it is the selfbelief that makes all the differenceIf you believe you are good enough then you can make an impact It doesnt matter if you have played 100 Tests or 50 Tests What matters is what is going on inside you If I believe I can do it it can make a difference On a given day anyone can make a difference and doesnt matter who you are because you gain experience by playing nobody is born with experience and if that selfbelief is there thats what mattersBumrah believes that there are lessons to be learnt from the 03 defeat against New Zealand but the team has moved on as they embark on a fresh journey fraught with challengesIn the end whether one wins or loses the fresh start is still from zeroObviously we won the World Cup doesnt mean that we become complacent and obviously we were disappointed and we had a tough series last time but we are not carrying any baggage We need to absorb the learnings from NZ series and move on The conditions in India were different and conditions here are different and we have had very different results over here he saidOne protip Bumrah has for the youngsters is learning to cope up with the bad days in the same manner as they handle the good daysOur players know how to handle good and bad days Like good days you need to learn to cope up with bad days too if you need to play international cricket he addedWith PTI Inputs