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India found a new cricketing hero in Nitish Reddy after his splendid century during the third day of the MCG Test match. What made the moment more special was when the cameras caught the youngster's father in tears. After the young batter reached his ton the proud parent was seen being congratulated by the fans who were with him.
Nitish’s parents met former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar and the cricketer’s father went down and touched Gavaskar’s leg. The veteran Indian legend seemed visibly moved as he blessed Reddy’s father. Gavaskar then gave the proud parent a warm hug and folded his hands and was seen spending quality time with the family.
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Nitish Kumar Reddy’s family meet the great Sunil Gavaskar @abcsport#AUSvINDpic.twitter.com/hUBOghxM2e
— Ben Cameron (@BenCameron23) December 29, 2024
The entire country stood up and applauded Nitish after his knock on Saturday before being dismissed for 114 runs on Sunday. The knock came at a time when Indian batting was struggling during the ongoing tour of Australia.
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More accolades pour in for Nitish Reddy
After his century on Saturday, Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu posted a heartfelt message on social media. Naidu wrote “Congratulations to Visakhapatnam youth K. Nitish Kumar Reddy for scoring a century in the fourth Test match of the Border Gavaskar Test Trophy 2024 against Australia in Melbourne. It is even more heartening to be the third youngest Indian cricketer to achieve this feat in Test matches”
The tweet continued to read “We know that he has achieved many victories for Andhra in Ranji @NKReddy07 and has also achieved amazing victories in the Under 16 level. I sincerely wish him to achieve more such victories and to be part of the Indian cricket team and strengthen the country's reputation”
After his son’s century, Mr. Reddy spoke to the media and said “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,”
Mutyala Reddy also thanked Mohammed Siraj for helping his son get through the ton when he said “I was very tensed. Only the last wicket was remaining. Thankfully Siraj managed to survive”