'A knock to remember': Sachin Tendulkar hails Nitish Reddy's maiden Test ton

New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar showered praise on Nitish Kumar Reddy after his gutsy maiden Test century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Saturday. Impressed by the youngster’s temperament and composure, Tendulkar took to social media to commend the innings that kept India in contention in the fourth Test.

“A knock to remember by Nitish. He has impressed me right from the 1st Test and his composure and temperament have been on display right through. Today he took it a notch higher to play a crucial innings in this series. Wonderfully and ably supported by @Sundarwashi5 as well. Well played!” Tendulkar wrote on X.

Sunil Gavaskar termed Reddy as the star of Indian cricket.

“This is the first Test hundred and he is going to score many more in the near future. I am expecting to see him among the runs in the future. He is a star of the Indian cricket,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports.

“However, he will have to remember the sacrifices made by his father and other members of the family. Nitish is here because of the Indian cricket and he will have to make sure that he doesn’t take Indian cricket for granted. If he stays true to himself, a successful career lies ahead of him,” he added. IANS

Scoreboard  

Australia: 1st innings: 474

India: 1st innings: (overnight 164/5)

Rishabh Pant    c Lyon b Boland                         28

Ravindra Jadeja                  lbw b Lyon                                   17

Nitish Reddy      not out                                          105

Washington Sundar           c Smith b Lyon         50

Jasprit Bumrah  c Khawaja b Cummins              0

Mohammed Siraj                 not out                        2

Extras: 11; Total:                                  358-9 (116)

FOW: Deep (159-5, 44.3), Pant (191-6, 55.4), Jadeja (221-7, 64.5), Sundar (348-8, 112), Bumrah (350-9, 113.3)

Bowling:

Mitchell Starc     25              2                86              0

*Pat Cummins   27              6                86              3

Scott Boland      27              7                57              3

Nathan Lyon      27              4                88              2

Mitchell Marsh   7                1                28              0

Travis Head       3                0                11              0

Also Read: 'This One’s For You, Dad': Nitish Reddy Dedicates His Maiden Test To His Father

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