Future superstars: Akshath Reddy

Produturi Akshath Reddy, 20-year-old right hand batsman is among the most exciting talent identified. Akshath Reddy had a forgettable debut to his Ranji Trophy career against Rajasthan during the 2010-11 season in which he was dismissed for just 6 runs; thanks to another brilliant debut by Deepak Chahar who claimed 8 wickets for just 10 runs. But, this young gun who also bowl leg breaks occasionally is considered to be a bright prospect for Indian cricket team. He shot to limelight when he was named in the Indian squad for the Under-19 World Cup played in New Zealand in 2010.

Akshath Reddy, so far played 5 first-class matches and scored a total of 154 runs. His highest innings score of 70 runs from 141 balls against Tripura, playing at home. His average of 25.66 runs per innings does not reflect his talent. He is being perceived to be a big asset for Hyderabad Ranji Trophy side in the upcoming season.

Akshath Reddy, who is pursuing his Engineering from TKR Engineering College has performed exceptionally well in List-A one-day matches. In the limited overs version, Akshath Reddy has scored 340 runs from 8 outings at an average of 42.50 runs per innings. He scored one century and two half-centuries in this format with his highest score standing at 121 runs.

The hard hitting Akshath Reddy has proved his talent in the T20 format, by scoring a century _ 105 runs not out _ on debut against a strong side like Mumbai. His century has led Hyderabad team into semi-finals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy played at Indore in the 2009-10 season. In this fast track format of the game, Akshath Reddy scored a total of 214 runs from 7 outings at an average of 35.66 runs per innings.

Akshath Reddy, who is on the radar of Deccan Chargers, is expected to make his IPL debut in the next couple of seasons.

According to his profile: Akshath Reddy, scored 359 runs from 5 matches at an average of 51 runs in Cooch Behar Trophy. He also scored 316 run from 5 outings in the Under-22 C K Nayudu Trophy tournament during the 2008-09 season. Akshath comes from a sports family and his father was a volley ball player of his times. Akshath Reddy states that Rahul ‘The Wall’ Dravid is his idol, but also admits that his batting style resembles that of Michael Hussey of Australia.