Day 3 of the 4th test match Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) It may not have started as planned for India, but it ended with the visiting side in a strong position Australia. He was the star of the day for India Nitish Kumar Reddy who scored a century and built a solid 8th wicket partnership Washington Sundar. The special person praying for Reddy at the MCG was his father. Mutyala Reddy A special reaction when his son hit the ball to score his first century in international cricket.
Nitish Reddy’s emotional reaction to his father’s century
After play resumed after tea on Day 3, Nitish was nearing his century. Young India saved the Indian batting from collapse after another average performance from the Indian top order. Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Reddy added 127 runs for the 8th wicket along with Sundar. This was the highest 8th wicket partnership by an Indian pair, breaking the previous record Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar.
As Reddy approached his 90s, there was tension in the air as Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah were dismissed back-to-back. Clouds of uncertainty loomed over Reddy’s century after Bumrah’s dismissal as a marauder. Muhammad Siraj faced three balls from Pat Cummins. The Indian pacer avoided three deliveries to hit Reddy, who scored a drive for four runs to score his maiden century.
Reddy’s father was very emotional as his son emphatically celebrated after hitting a ton that saved the Indian innings from the sequence and the humiliation that followed. At the end of the day, India added just one over 358 runs for his loss 9 doors. The away side is still watching 116 runs.
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The tale of his son’s struggle for success
Reddy’s father was a labourer Hindustani zinc in Visakhapatnam. In 2012, the company asked him to move to Udaipur for work. By then, Reddy’s cricket career had already begun. Realizing that moving to another city would jeopardize his son’s dream, Reddy’s father quit his job to support his son’s desire to pursue a career in sports. Since then, the Reddy family has never looked back. Despite the financial constraints that plagued the family, his father made sure that Reddy had everything he needed to succeed as a player. The young Indian sensation comes from a humble farming background. The Reddy family still lives on rent in Madhuravada, Visakhapatnam. Reddy is also an important member Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the staff Indian Premier League (IPL) under Australian skipper Cummins.
