- Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored a brilliant century against Australia’s prime bowlers, has destroyed the careers of three Indian all-rounders with one century.
21-year-old young player Nitish Kumar Reddy batted brilliantly against Australia’s prime bowlers (Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon) on Australian soil. Coming in at number 8, Nitish Kumar Reddy came on the field as a troubleshooter for India. At one point, the Indian team was struggling to avoid the follow-on in the Melbourne Test, but Nitish Kumar Reddy had something else in store.
This young batsman faced the bowlers bravely on the fast pitch of Melbourne and showed his teammates how to bat on such pitches. After this great century of Reddy, the career of three all-rounders of India is almost over. Now their return to Team India is not only difficult but impossible.
Nitish Kumar Reddy played a strong innings
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So far, all the players have struggled in some match or the other against Australia. But the 21-year-old young player has performed brilliantly in almost every match. Nitish Kumar came to bat at number 8 in the Melbourne Test. When Nitish (Nitish Reddy) came to bat, India had lost 6 wickets for 191 runs, and at one point the threat of follow-on was also looming.
At such a time, Nitish along with Washington Sundar (50) handled the innings. Both of them had a partnership of 127 runs for the 8th wicket. Nitish scored the first century of his career on Kangaroo soil after facing 171 balls.
Reddy’s (Nitish Reddy) innings included 10 fours and a six. Based on Nitish’s innings, India not only saved the follow-on but is now slowly moving closer to Australia’s 474 runs. By the end of the third day’s play, the Indian team had scored 358 runs at the loss of 9 wickets and was still 116 runs behind Australia.
The good news for Indian fans is that Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammad Siraj returned unbeaten at the end of the day’s play. Nitish is expected to add some more runs on the fourth day so that Team India can get closer to Australia’s score.
The career of three players was ruined
Nitish Kumar Reddy has almost ended the career of three Indian all-rounders with a century on Australian soil. Hardik Pandya had already made it difficult for Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar, who have been looking for a way back to Team India for a long time, to make a comeback. But now this century of Nitish Kumar Reddy has completely shattered their hopes.
Apart from Nitish Reddy, Shivam Dubey is also in danger of being dropped from the T20I team. After this century in Australia, the selectors would like to try him in other formats as well. If he performs similarly in those formats as well, then Shivam Dubey may also be dropped from the T20I team. Let us tell you that this player has been out of Team India for a long time.