The young players excelled on the Melbourne field, where veteran players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Jadeja had difficulty scoring runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 82 runs in 118 balls to give the team a solid start, but Nitish Kumar Reddy saw out the team’s innings after Pant was removed.
The younger players performed exceptionally well on the Melbourne field where more experienced players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Jadeja were observed finding it difficult to score runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal got the team off to a strong start with 82 runs off 118 balls, but after Pant was out, Nitish Kumar Reddy took over the team’s innings.
In his career, Nitish Kumar Reddy hit his first fifty. By being included in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team, he demonstrated that the selection committee made the correct choice. Fans are praising Nitish a lot after he reached the fifty marks in Melbourne.
Nitish Kumar Reddy hit the first fifty of his Test careers in Melbourne
In fact, in the Melbourne Test, Nitish Kumar Reddy (Nitish Kumar Reddy hits his maiden Test Fifty) scored his first-ever half-century in a Test match against Australia. Nitish faced 80 balls while playing for India in the opening innings and scored 50 runs. He hit one six and four fours during this time. It was his first half-century in an Australian Test match. During the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test, Nitish, 18, made his debut for the Indian Test team. In his four Test matches thus far, he has amassed 222 runs at bat.
Nitish Kumar Reddy suffered a shoulder injury in the middle of the field
On the final ball of the 74th over in India’s innings on the third day of the Melbourne Test, Nitish Kumar Reddy (Nitish Kumar Reddy Shoulder Injury) was hurt. The short ball hit Pat Cummins in the shoulder. Nitish was observed to be in pain during this. On the field, Nitish was observed closing his eyes as he endured his suffering. He left the bat in his hand because the pain was that great. He resumed batting after the medical team arrived on the field right away.
Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrates his half-century in ‘Pushpa’ style
It took Nitish Kumar Reddy just 4 runs in Mitchell Starc’s 83rd over to reach his 50 runs. After making his first fifty-seven runs in a Test match, Nitish was ecstatic. He celebrated in the manner of the well-known South Indian movie “Pushp” after hitting his fifty in the middle of the field. Nitish used his bat to mimic Pushpa’s ‘Main Jhukega Nahi…’ technique.