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Day 3 of the 4th test match in the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) It may not have started as planned for India, but it ended with the visiting team in a strong position against Australia. The star of the day for India was Nitish Kumar Reddy who scored a century and built a solid eighth-wicket partnership with Sundar of Washington. The special person at the MCG praying for Reddy was his father. Mutyala Reddy who had a special reaction when his son hit the ball to score his first century in international cricket.
Nitish Reddy’s father’s emotional reaction on his century
Nitish was closing in on his century since play resumed after tea on Day 3. The youngster saved the Indian innings from collapsing after another average performance from the Indian pacer in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Reddy, along with Sundar added 127 runs for the eighth wicket. This was the eighth highest wicket partnership by an Indian pair, breaking the previous record between Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar.
As Reddy approached 90, there was tension in the air with wickets falling in quick succession as Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah were dismissed one after the other. Clouds of uncertainty loom over Reddy’s century after Bumrah’s dismissal as tailender Mohammed Siraj He entered to face three balls of Pat Cummins. The Indian pacer somehow ducked three deliveries to hit back at Reddy, who scored four runs to score his maiden century.
Reddy’s father was very emotional as his son celebrated emphatically after scoring a ton that crucially saved the Indian innings from the sequel and the humiliation that followed. By the end of the day, India had added a total of 358 races for the loss of 9 windows. The visiting team is still behind 116 races.
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A story of fighting for your son’s success.
Reddy’s father was an employee of Zinc Hindustan in Visakhapatnam. In 2012, the company asked him to shift to Udaipur for work. By this time, 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 pursuit of a career in sports. Since then, the Reddy family never looked back. His father ensured that Reddy had everything at his disposal to succeed as a player despite the financial constraints that worried the family. The young Indian sensation comes from a humble farming background. The Reddy family still lives in a rented house in Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam. Reddy is also a crucial member of the Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH) squad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) under the leadership of Australian skipper Cummins.
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