Nitish Kumar Reddy racked up his maiden Test fifty on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. On Saturday, December 28, Reddy got to his half-century off 81 balls with India under pressure. The 21-year-old Reddy has been in decent enough form for the visiting team, having chipped in with useful knocks throughout.
In the Perth Test, Reddy made 41 and 38 not out, after which he scored 42 in the Day-Night warm-up match at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. In the Adelaide Test, which India lost by 10 wickets, Nitish scored 42 and 42 to show some fight. At The Gabba in Brisbane, Nitish got out cheaply for 16, but made amends in challenging conditions at the MCG.
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Reddy, in the meantime, celebrated his maiden Test fifty with the signature move of βPushpaβ, the Allu Arjun-starrer Telugu movie. On December 5, Pushpa 2 hit the theatres and has taken the box office by storm. The right-handed batter was delighted after completing a major landmark in his career.
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