Nitish Reddy Shatters Record With Historic Ton In Melbourne, Joins Virat Kohli, KL Rahul In Elite List
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Nitish Reddy's stellar knock has kept India alive against Australia in the 4th Test in Melbourne. The 21 year old registered his maiden Test century as India survived a scare despite a batting collapse.
Reddy has been a pivotal part of the Indian setup in the Border Gavaskar Trophy and has further established his authority with a sensational century. Riding on the Nitish-Washington Sundar partnership, India ended day three on a positive note.
Reddy's century has now helped him to join the likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul on an elite list. The Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder became the 10th Indian player to hit his maiden Test century in Australia.
Players to score maiden Test centuries in Australia
Vinoo Mankad, Melbourne 1948
Vijay Hazare, Adelaide 1948
Dattu Phadkar, Adelaide 1948
Mohinder Amarnath, Perth 1977
Sandeep Patil, Adelaide 1981
Kris Srikkanth, Sydney 1986
VVS Laxman, Sydney 2000
Virat Kohli, Adelaide 2012
KL Rahul, Sydney 2015
Reddy played 176 balls and brought up his hundred with a sublime four off Scott Boland. All eyes will be on the 4th day when the pairing of Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Reddy will take the field with the hope of stitching another partnership.
After the match during an interaction with the official broadcaster, his father told Adam Gilchrist, "For our family, it's a special day and we cannot forget this day in our life. He has been performing well since the age group of 14-15 and now in international cricket, it's a very special feeling. (On what were his emotions when Nitish was on 99 with one one wicket remaining) I was very tensed. Only the last wicket was remaining. Thankfully Siraj managed to survive"
The Border Gavaskar Trophy is currently tied at 1-1 with one more Test match left after this ongoing game.
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