New Delhi, March 23 -- Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels that young batting all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy could play the role of the "glue" for an ultra-aggressive Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

SRH will start their IPL 2026 season against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on March 28. While everyone has eyes on a power-packed batting group of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen and Liam Livingstone, a young Nitish, the 'Emerging Player' award winner back in 2024, will also be aiming for a comeback season after a poor 2025 IPL.

Speaking on his Youtube channel, Pathan said about NKR, "If he performs his role well, I think he can...