Nitish Kumar Reddy showed his brilliance and talent on the third day of the fourth Test match between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He scored his first international century, and his father broke down in tears when his son reached the incredible feat. He stitched together a 127-run partnership with all-rounder Washington Sundar to bring India back into the game. At the of the day’s play, India were trailing by 116 runs as Reddy was uneaten on 105 runs with 10 boundaries and one six in his innings.
His innings helped India recover from a precarious situation when they lost the wicket of Rishabh Pant at the score of 191 in reply to Australia’s 474 runs in the first innings. The young batter has been the most consistent batter for Team India in the series and the batter with the fewest false shits played in the series.
Nitish Kumar Reddy becomes the third youngest Indian to score a century in Australia
He scored 41 runs and 38* on the first Test in Perth, where India won. He scored 42 runs in both innings of the second Pink Ball Test in Adelaide. Reddy scored 16 runs in the third Test in Brisbane and finally scored a century in the fourth Test match at the MCG.
The century came against one of the finest fast-bowling attacks in the game currently. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team management trusted the young all-rounder at the start of the series, and he reciprocated it with the bat in hand. Given his form and technique with the bat, he deserves a chance to play in the top six.
The partnership between Reddy and Sundar became the highest partnership for the eight wicket for India in Australia. Reddy became the third-youngest India player (21y 214d) to score a Test hundred in Australia, after Tendulkar (18y 253d) and Rishabh Pant (21y 91d). The man has immense talent and certainly has a big future ahead of him. He displayed his talent throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and certainly could go on to become an all-format player for India.
