Day 3 of the 4th Test match on Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) it may not have started as planned in India, but it ended with the visiting side at the peak of controversy Australia. The star of the day in India was Nitish Kumar Reddy who scored a century and made a solid 8-wicket partnership with Washington Sundar. A special person in the MCG standing and praying for Reddy was his father, Mutya Reddy who was particularly impressed when his son hit the ball to complete his maiden feat in international cricket.
Nitish Reddy's father is concerned about his age
Nitish was close to his century since play resumed after Tea on Day 3. Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Reddy, along with Sundar added 127 runs for the eighth wicket. This was the eighth highest partnership for the Indians, breaking the previous record among them Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar.
As Reddy approached his 90s, there was chaos in the air with wickets falling in quick succession as Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah were dismissed one after the other. Doubts began to build on Reddy Bumrah's century after he was dismissed Mohammed Siraj came to meet three balls from Pat Cummins. The Indian pacer dodged three runs to return Reddy who scored four runs to bring up his maiden century.
Reddy's father was very emotional as his son celebrated with determination after scoring the ton that saved India's innings from a follow-on and the embarrassment that followed. At the end of the day's play, India added it all 358 are running because of the death of 9 candies. The chat part is still going through 116 visits.
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The story of his son's struggle and success
Reddy's father was an employee of Hindustan Zinc in Visakhapatnam. In 2012, the company asked him to move to Udaipur for work. By then, Reddy's cricket career had already taken off. Realizing that a move to another city would derail his son's dream, Reddy's father quit his job to help his son pursue a career in sports. Since then, the Reddy family has not looked back. His father was convinced that Reddy had everything he could to succeed as a footballer despite the family's financial woes. India's youthful exuberance stems from a humble farming culture. The Reddy family is still living in a rented house in Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam. Reddy is also a very important member of the group Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) squad in Indian Premier League (IPL) led by Australian ambassador Cummins.