'Not fire…wildfire hai.' This dialogue of Pushpa-2 fits perfectly on Nitish Kumar Reddy, the rising star player of the Indian team. The feat that Nitish has done in front of 80,000+ people, can be done by hardly any player. The 21-year-old has batted calmly and courageously in the T20 era, which has been tremendous. Born on 26th May 2003 in Rogvishakhapatnam, this boy has scored a magnificent century at the historic stadium MCG in Melbourne. He has shamed Team India. Scored his first career century against Australia's strong bowling line-up in very difficult conditions. He became the third youngest Indian player to complete a Test century in Australia.
Today he has arrived here, it has not been easy for him and his family. Nitish comes from a very ordinary background. When he scored a century today, his father was also sitting in the crowd of 80,000 and was proud of his son.
Nitish's father quit his job Nitish Kumar Reddy comes from a modest background. His father quit his job to pursue his career. He guided and nurtured Nitish. Their hard work is now paying off. Nitish also said in an interview that his father was the first person who believed in him that he could become a good cricketer.
When Nitish completed the century, his father was emotional.
Met Hardik, then decided to become an all-rounder… Nitish's father Mutyala Reddy made a big revelation about his son. He said Nitish's career changed after meeting India's star all-rounder Hardik at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Mutyala said, 'During his U19 days at NCA, he got a chance to talk to Hardik Pandya. After that he just wanted to be an all-rounder.'
His selection was questioned, but the performance made room in the hearts India were 191 for 6 when Nitish Kumar Reddy came to the crease and threatened to follow on. But Nitish's gutsy innings rescued India from the crisis. Meanwhile, Nitish shared a partnership of 127 runs for the eighth wicket with Washington Sundar. Due to this partnership, the Rohit brigade has been able to save the follow-on.
When Nitish Kumar Reddy was named in the Indian squad for the tour of Australia, questions were raised over his inclusion. However, Nitish gave a jaw-dropping response to the critics on his debut in the Perth Test. Nitish scored 41 and 38* in the Perth Test. After this he also scored 42-42 runs in both innings in the Adelaide Test. Nitish's 16 runs from the bat in the Gabba Test were invaluable. Nitish then shared a 53-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Ravindra Jadeja to help India save the follow-on.
However, there was talk that Nitish Kumar Reddy might be dropped for the Melbourne Test despite his brilliant performances in the first 3 Tests. But the Indian team management continued to have faith in this young player. Now the 21-year-old Nitish has made a place in the hearts of the fans by performing brilliantly in the Melbourne Test.
Big fan of Virat Kohli since childhood Nitish has been a big fan of former Team India captain Virat Kohli since the beginning. He met Kohli for the first time at a BCCI ceremony. He has been a big fan of Virat since childhood. Incidentally, Nitish also got his Test debut cap at the hands of Virat. Also, when Kohli scored a century in the Perth Test, it was Nitish Reddy at the opposite end.
Nitish surreptitiously took a selfie with Kohli at an award ceremony of the BCCI in 2018.
When Virat scored a long Test century in the second innings of the Perth Test, it was Nitish at the opposite end.
Many big records in the name of Nitish Nitish Kumar Reddy dominated the top order for Andhra Pradesh in his age group. Nitish entered the Vijay Merchant Trophy record book in the 2017-18 season. In fact, Nitish scored 1,237 runs at a whopping average of 176.41, the highest in the history of the tournament.
During this time he scored a triple century, two centuries, two half centuries and 441 runs in 366 balls against Nagaland. In 2018, BCCI selected him as the 'Best Cricketer in the Under-16 Category' at the annual award ceremony. Then Nitish met his batting idol Virat Kohli.
In 2018, BCCI selected him as the 'Best Cricketer in the Under-16 Category' at the annual award ceremony.
Did wonders in debut T20I series Nitish Kumar Reddy was selected in the Indian team after his brilliant performances in domestic cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL). Nitish made his T20 International debut in a match against Bangladesh in October this year. In the match played in Gwalior, Nitish was unbeaten by scoring 16 runs. Then in his second T20 International, Nitish played an innings of 74 runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy doesn't just do wonders with his bat, he also excels with the ball. Nitish took 5 wickets in his second first class match against Mumbai during the Ranji Trophy. Nitish also took three wickets in his debut T20 series against Bangladesh. Not only this, Nitish has taken three wickets so far in the current Test series against Australia.
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