Team India and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s rising all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has found himself entangled in a legal mess after being sued for ₹5 crore by his former management agency, Square The One Pvt Ltd. The matter has been referred to the Delhi High Court, with the next hearing scheduled for July 28.
Breach of Contract Allegations Surface
According to reports, the agency has filed a petition under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, accusing Reddy of violating the terms of their management agreement and failing to clear outstanding dues. The agency claims it has represented Reddy since 2021, before his breakthrough in the Indian Premier League (IPL), helping him secure several endorsement deals and commercial partnerships.
India Today quoted a source saying,
“90 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆, 𝑵𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔.”
Injury Woes Compound Reddy’s Troubles
The legal dispute comes at a tough time for the 23-year-old cricketer, who has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against England due to a knee injury sustained during a gym session in Beckenham. Although he was part of the squad for the first three Tests, Reddy did not feature in the playing XI and has since returned home for rehabilitation.
He is expected to undergo recovery at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒚, 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂,” 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅.
As the legal proceedings continue, the outcome could potentially affect Reddy’s career trajectory and future sponsorships.
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