IND vs AUS: Expenses handled in 15 thousand rupees, journey till Team India was a struggle, know Nitish's inspirational story

New Delhi: Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy attracted everyone's attention by scoring a century on the third day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In this brilliant innings, he hit 10 fours and 1 six, which enthralled the Indian audience in Melbourne. However, the cricket career of this player was not easy. When he was only 12 years old, his father took him to Indian cricketer and former selector MSK Prasad.

Nitish Kumar Reddy's struggling journey

Nitish Kumar Reddy's father believes that MSK Prasad had an important contribution in his son's career. When Nitish Kumar Reddy was introduced to MSK Prasad, he evaluated his batting and bowling abilities. Prasad recognized Nitish's talent and introduced him to Andhra Cricket Management, which gave direction to his career.

Career started with financial help

However, Nitish Kumar Reddy's journey was not without struggle. He needed financial help to meet his studies and cricket expenses. Andhra Cricket Management gave him an assistance of Rs 15,000 every month, so that he could meet his expenses and concentrate on cricket. Nitish caught everyone's attention with his brilliant play in the IPL and after this he got the opportunity to play in the Indian team. Read Also: Nitish Reddy created history by scoring a century in Melbourne, broke the mega record of Virat and Yashasvi