IND vs AUS 4th Test: Nitish Kumar Reddy made explosive records in Melbourne, Washington Sundar also became a star

New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Reddy has made his mark as India's future star by proving his excellent ability in the Melbourne Test. Nitish scored his first Test century in the fourth match of the Test series being played between India and Australia. Batting at number eight in the first innings, Nitish faced 176 balls and scored unbeaten 105 runs. During this, he hit 10 fours and 1 six. This was the first century of his Test career.

Second Indian batsman to score a century in the lower order

Nitish Kumar Reddy has scored a century for the first time at eighth or lower position in Test cricket on Australian soil. Earlier, Anil Kumble had scored 87 runs in the Adelaide Test in 2008. Nitish has now become the second Indian batsman to score a century at 8th or lower position in Test cricket against Australia. Earlier, in 2017, Wriddhiman Saha had scored 117 runs in the Ranchi Test. Nitish Kumar Reddy is the third youngest Indian batsman to score a Test century in Australia (21 years 214 days). Before this, Sachin Tendulkar (18 years 253 days) and Rishabh Pant (21 years 91 days) are ahead of him in this matter.

Indian batsman who hit most sixes

Furthermore, Nitish Kumar Reddy is the third youngest foreign batsman to score a Test century in Melbourne. Nitish is ranked third in the list of youngest Indian batsmen to score a century in Australia, which includes Sachin Tendulkar (18 years 256 days), Rishabh Pant (21 years 92 days) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (21 years 216 days). . Nitish has now become the Indian batsman to hit the most sixes in a Test series on Australian soil, he has hit 8 sixes so far in this series. This figure also puts him at joint first place in the list of visiting batsmen, where Michael Vaughan and Chris Gayle have also been the players to hit eight sixes.

made the highest score ever

Nitish Kumar Reddy has made the highest score till date while batting at number-8 or lower order at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Earlier, in 1902, Australia's Reggie Duff had scored 104 runs while batting at number 10. Along with this, the partnership of 127 runs for the eighth wicket between Nitish and Washington Sundar became the highest partnership for the eighth wicket by India in Australia. In the 2008 Sydney Test, there was a 129-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh, which was left behind by Nitish and Sundar, missing by three runs. The partnership of 127 runs was the fourth highest partnership for India at eighth or lower order on foreign soil. This is the second time that two players batting at number 8 or below have faced 150 or more balls in a Test innings for India. Earlier, Syed Kirmani and Shivlal Yadav had done this against New Zealand in Auckland in 1981.

Nitish Kumar Reddy's cricket career is as follows

27 First Class matches, 1063 runs, 59 wickets 22 List-A matches, 403 runs, 36.63 average, 14 wickets 23 T20 matches, 485 runs, 6 wickets 3 T20I matches, 90 runs, 3 wickets 4 Test matches, 284 runs, 3 Wicket Read Also: Nitish Reddy wanted to become a cricketer, father had left his job, know Journey from Under-14 to Melbourne