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

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 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.