Former India cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri got emotional as young Indian star Nitish Kumar Reddy brought up his maiden Test century on Day 3 of the ongoing fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne. He could not hold back his tears while sitting in the commentary box. Reddy played an astonishing knock of 105* (176) which also included 10 and a six. He became the first batter in the world to score a century at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) while batting at number 8.
Ravi Shastri gets emotional
Ravi Shastri who was doing commentary when Reddy reached the epic milestone could not hold back his tears. The former Indian head coach even talked about what that knock meant to the whole country.
"An innings to remember by one and all. For a 21 year old to exhibit that kind of character under pressure brought tears to ones eyes. Pure Gold. Well played young man. God bless," Shastri also tweeted.
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Nitish Reddy is the third youngest batter from India after Sachin Tendulkar and Rishabh Pant to hit a Test century in Australia. He is also the first Indian to bat at number 8 and hit a red-ball ton on Australian soil and the first visiting batter in history to hit a century in MCG while batting at that spot.
He was one of the most consistent players with bat for India in this series and made some crucial contributions down the order throughout this tour. However, he was unable to make those knocks big but in the Boxing Day Test at MCG, the young all-rounder smashed his maiden Test century. The Day 3 was called off early due to rain and bad light. However, India is 358/9 at stumps and they are still 116 runs behind with Nitish Reddy and Mohammed Siraj on the pitch.