BGT 2024-25: [Watch] Nitish Kumar Reddy's family gets emotional as they meet MCG test centurion

Nitish Kumar Reddy smashed his maiden test ton in the ongoing Boxing Day test of the BGT 2024-25.

Thanks to Nitish Kumar Reddy’s incredible knock, India have recovered well to give themselves an outside chance of saving the Boxing Day test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 in Melbourne.

Nitish walked in when India were at 191/6, struggling to avoid the follow-on. He joined experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to put together a 30-run partnership before teaming up with Washington Sundar, who made his comeback after missing the last two tests.

Reddy and Sundar formed a 127-run partnership helping the visitors surpass the 350-run mark in their first innings. The most incredible moment of the day came late in the final session when the 21-year-old all-rounder brought up his century, with India having just one wicket remaining.

Nitish’s incredible unbeaten 105-run knock includes 10 fours and a six. He will resume his innings tomorrow, aiming to add as many runs as possible to give India a fighting chance in the second innings.

A heartwarming new video has emerged showing Nitish Reddy’s family meeting him after his innings to congratulate him on his achievement.

Watch: BGT 2024-25: [Watch] Nitish Kumar Reddy’s emotional moment with family

Speaking after the end of the day’s play, Nitish Reddy’s father, Mutyala Reddy expressed his joy and gratitude towards the Indian cricket team.

He said, “Nitish played really well today. I am very proud. We’ve struggled a lot. We’re thankful to the Indian Cricket Team“.

Nitish’s sister, Tejaswi Reddy, acknowledged that Nitish lived up to his words. She said, “It’s not a easy journey for him. All I could say we are all very proud and very happy. He said it, he did it.“

India and Australia playing XIs for the Boxing Day test:

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland.

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