Nitish Kumar Reddy, according to reports, is in line to make a debut in the series opener, starting November 22. India face selection headache as they are likely to be without Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in Perth.

With seam bowling all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur both not in the India squad for the Australia Test tour, Nitish Kumar Reddy is tipped to play as the fourth pacer

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With Hardik Pandya not in the Test squad, Nitish Kumar Reddy is the only pace-bowling all-rounder in the team for the five-match Test series.

In 23 First Class matches played so far, 21-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy has scored 779 runs and picked up 56 wickets.