Cricketing greats lauded Nitish Kumar Reddy’s incredible effort, with Sunil Gavaskar calling it one of the best Test knocks in India’s history.
Nitish Reddy’s first Test century, which was essential to India’s comeback in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, earned him a financial reward of Rs 25 lakh from the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) on Saturday. At the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the third day of the fourth Test, Reddy, 21, led India to 358 for nine with a tenacious unbroken 105. This is the Andhra Cricket Association’s luckiest day and happiest moment. That a youngster from Andhra has been selected for the international T20 and Test formats makes us very happy.Nitish Kumar Reddy is being awarded Rs 25 lakh in prize money as an honor on behalf of the Andhra Cricket Association, said Kesineni Sivanath, president of the ACA.In the fourth Test, Reddy, who had excelled in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, once again displayed his perseverance by forming an important 127-run combination with Washington Sundar (50 off 162 balls).
Cricketing greats hailed Reddy’s incredible century, with Sunil Gavaskar calling it one of the best Test knocks in India’s history.
The Australian pacer is now convinced of the young Indian batter’s batsmanship after Reddy’s straight drive off Scott Boland propelled him past his first Test hundred.More significantly, Reddy provided the team a chance to salvage the fourth Test match here by scoring an undefeated 105 as they reached 358 for nine in their opening innings.
Yes, it’s clear that he’s playing really well. It’s a lower-order player coming in down the center, but he’s attempting to re-impose some pressure on us. And he’s playing well,” Boland said in response to a PTI question following the day’s action.
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“He performed incredibly well. He’s been a young Indian player who has performed admirably at hitting the ball. He appears to have almost every shot in the book,” he continued.
