Nitish's father Mutyalya Reddy greets Sunil Gavaskar by touching his feet. But, Mutyalya Reddy's way of doing it is slightly different. Nitish's father is seen kneeling down and touching Gavaskar's feet.
Like Nitish's father, Nitish Reddy's sister also touched the feet of Sunil Gavaskar. Sunil Gavaskar spoke about Nitish Kumar Reddy and his batting during a meeting with Nitish's family in Melbourne. He said that Nitish is a hero.
Nitish Reddy scored 114 runs off 189 balls in the first innings of the Melbourne Test. He was the highest run scorer for India. Many cricket experts rate Nitish Reddy's innings at number 8 among the best innings in Test history.
Nitish's innings in Melbourne is the second highest by any number 8 batsman in Indian Test history. Before this, in the year 2002, Ajay Ratra scored an unbeaten 115 runs against the West Indies.
Nitish Kumar Reddy dedicated the century he scored in Melbourne to his father. Regarding his century celebration, he said it was in honor of the tricolor.
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