Nitish Reddy has emerged as India’s biggest discovery on the Australia tour. He has impressed a lot with his batting. In Melbourne too, he put on a brilliant batting display and eventually scored his maiden Test half-century. Earlier, he had approached 50 thrice in this series but unfortunately got out. But he made no mistake in the Boxing Day Test and completed his half-century in 81 balls. As soon as he scored 50 runs, he celebrated in Pushpa fashion in front of the Australian fans. Seeing this, the noise of the Indian fans echoed throughout the stadium.
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Nitish Kumar Reddy killed himself in the match…
The Indian team lost 5 wickets on the score of 159 runs on the second day of the Melbourne Test. The third day also did not start well. India lost 2 wickets in the first session. On the score of 191, Rishabh Pant was dismissed after playing a bad shot. After this, Nitish Kumar Reddy started the fight against Australia and showed through his innings that no matter how tough the conditions, they are not going to bend. Reddy first saves India from follow-on, then completes his half-century. After this, the celebration was celebrated in a style not like the movie ‘Pushpa’. This innings of his has once again breathed life into Team India and the fans.
Reddy-Sundar’s record partnership…
After 6 wickets fell, Nitish Kumar Reddy first shared a short partnership of 31 runs with Ravindra Jadeja. But Jadeja fell prey to Loin by scoring 17 runs. Despite this, Reddy did not give up. Together with Washington Sundar not only took wickets but also started scoring runs. He shared a record century for the 8th wicket with Sundar.
Till the tea break, both of them had scored 105 runs in 195 balls. This is India’s biggest partnership for the 8th wicket in Australia. Meanwhile, thanks to Nitish’s 85 runs and Sundar’s 40 runs, Team India has scored 326 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.
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