Debut caps given to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana by Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin

Kohli and Ashwin also deliver powerful speeches while handling over the caps to the debutants.

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana received their debut caps by none other than two cricketing icons of India, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin. It turned out to be a special moment for the debutants ahead of the first day’s play in the opening Test in Perth.

Debutants receive debut caps by Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin.

The two cricket icons Kohli and Ashwin handed over the debut caps to Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana respectively. The former India captain Virat Kohli handed Nitish his maiden Test cap, while veteran off-spinner Ashwin presented the honor to Rana.

BCCI posts a video of the special moment.

Following the end of the day’s play in Perth, BCCI posted a video of the duo’s speech for the newcomers as they made their entry to the longest format of the game. Virat Kohli, in his speech, lauded Nitish’s work ethic and stated that the whole team will be supporting him. He said, “We got two debutantes. I have the honor to present it to the first. Nitish, you worked hard to get here, and I know looking at you, observing you, your perseverance going through training, practice everything. This is the day you’re always going to remember and really enjoy this moment, regardless of what’s happening, it’s a big five-match series. So you will need to have that belief. Needless to say, we will all back you. We will all be behind you. Big congratulations to you and your family. Cap number 315 again.”