Nitish Reddy ruled out of Ireland T20Is with quadriceps injury:BCCI yet to confirm replacement as injury woes threaten plans for England series

India’s all-rounder Nitish Reddy has been ruled out of the two-match T20I series against Ireland starting from June 26 in Belfast. It has been learned, as per Cricbuzz, that pace all-rounder’s quadriceps injury flared up once again after forcing him to miss the 2nd ODI of the recently concluded series against Afghanistan. For now, it is not confirmed by what time, Reddy will mark his return. However, if he does not recover in time, there is a high chance of him missing the England Tour of India, which is scheduled to start next month. Notably, the pace all-rounder was part of the squads picked for ODIs and T20Is against England. Nitish Reddy will not travel with the Indian team to Ireland As per the report, Nitish Reddy missed the second ODI against Afghanistan due to an issue with his quads, and it seems like the issue has become serious enough to get medical attention. So it is expected that the 23-year-old will not travel with the team to Ireland. Also Read: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut, Shreyas’ first game as T20I captain: India’s strongest XI for 1st T20I vs Ireland For now, the officials have not seemed to confirm the exact timeline for his return to the media sources. If he doesn’t make a full recovery before the England series, it may jeopardise his away tour with the India senior men’s national cricket team. Suryansh Shedge frontrunner as Reddy’s replacement The Indian team will leave in batches for the Ireland series. One batch, featuring Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Morne Morkel and T Dilip, left today from Chennai, while some players are scheduled to leave tomorrow from Mumbai. If the selectors name a replacement for Reddy, Suryansh Shedge is the front-runner due to his impressive recent outings for India A in Sri Lanka. Shedge not only scored 147 runs at an average of about 120, but he also got two wickets with the ball, bowling 23 overs at an economy of 6.04. Nitish Reddy has been suffering from injury setbacks since 2025 It is not the first time that Nitish Reddy’s hopes for a smooth cricket season have been marred by injury. In fact, this incident is the latest in a string of fitness setbacks that have hampered Reddy’s progress over the past year. Due to these concerns, Reddy could only deliver just five overs across 13 matches. He was later ruled out midway through India’s Test tour of England due to a knee injury. During the recent IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling coach James Franklin spoke about Reddy’s efforts to improve his fitness, noting that the all-rounder had increased both his bowling workload and pace. However, just when he appeared to be building momentum and increasing his loads, his latest injury that again put him on backfoot.