IND Vs AUS, Nitish Kumar Reddy: The fourth match of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Test series is being played between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. By the end of the third day’s play, India had scored 358 runs for 9 wickets. In this match, Nitish Kumar Reddy remained unbeaten by scoring the first century of his career. He has scored 105 runs so far. It was a brilliant century from Reddy which averted India’s follow-on crisis. This all-rounder also performed brilliantly with his bat in the first three Test matches. But then he could not play big innings, but now he has completed this work in Melbourne.
Nitish celebrated in Pushpa and Bahubali style
Nitish Kumar Reddy’s film projection was also seen during this match test. When Nitish scored a half-century, he celebrated in a grand manner. When the centenary was celebrated in Bahubali style. Fans are really liking his film style. Nitish Reddy has so far hit 10 fours and 1 six in his innings of 105 runs. Nitish also received congratulations from the social media account of Pushpa Movie on his first century. On Nitish’s century, BCCI wrote, ‘This is not a fire but a forest fire.’
Nitish-Sundar’s partnership broke Sachin’s record
On the third day, when India lost the wicket of Rishabh Pant at the score of 191, Nitish Reddy came to bat and the team was in danger of follow-on. After this, India lost the 7th wicket in the form of Ravindra Jadeja at the score of 221. After this, Nitish Reddy got the support of Washington Sundar and both added 127 runs for the 8th wicket. This is the second highest partnership for the eighth wicket by India on Australian soil. The previous record for the biggest partnership is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh. Who had a partnership of 129 runs for the 8th wicket in the year 2008.