AUS vs IND: Another record broken in Melbourne, this happened for the first time in 147 years
Delhi: Indian batsman Nitish Kumar Reddy performed brilliantly on the third day of the Boxing Day Test and scored his first international century. Batting at number 8, Nitish got the team out of difficult situations. Washington Sundar, who was batting with him at number 9, also scored a brilliant half-century.
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This happened for the first time in 147 years
In the last session of the match, Nitish was playing on 99 runs when he completed his century by hitting a four towards mid-on. Till the end of the day's play, Nitish remained unbeaten on 105 runs. He batted in 176 balls at a strike rate of 59.66 and hit 10 fours and 1 six. Washington Sundar also scored 50 runs in 162 balls. The special thing was that for the first time in the 147-year history of Test cricket, this happened when the number 8 and number 9 batsmen played more than 150 balls.
Nitish and Washington took over the innings
With this century, Nitish achieved a special achievement. He became the third youngest Indian batsman to score a Test century in Australia. Before him, this record was in the names of Sachin Tendulkar and Rishabh Pant. Sachin scored his first century in 1992 at the age of 18 years and 256 days, while Pant scored a century in 2019 at the age of 21 years and 92 days. Nitish accomplished this feat at the age of 21 years and 216 days.
Nitish and Washington made a partnership of 127 runs and brought India out of the difficult situation. Both the batsmen displayed composure and determination and faced the Australian bowlers boldly and played an important role in bringing India back into the match.
By the end of the third day's play, India scored 358/9. Nitish was at the crease after scoring 105* and Mohammad Siraj 2*. The Indian team is still behind by 116 runs. Due to bad light and light drizzle, the umpires ended the day's play early.
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