Twitter Reaction: Young star Nitish Reddy’s  heroic century keeps India fighting

On Saturday, December 28, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Nitish Reddy hit a combative tonne on Day 3 of the fourth Test match against Australia, keeping India in the hunt.

With Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja at the crease, the visitors began Day 3 at 164/5. Pant was the first to leave, having contributed 27 runs to the overnight total. The wicketkeeper-batter tried to play a scoop down to fine-leg, but all he could do was hit Scott Boland with a top-edge that went right to Nathan Lyon at third man.

Jadeja and Nitish formed a 30-run partnership after Nitish joined him in the middle. Nathan Lyon then trapped Jadeja in front of the stumps. With 54 runs remaining to escape the follow-on, India was at a dismal 221/7 at this point.

Together, Washington Sundar and Nitish put together an incredible 127-run partnership off 285 balls. Nitish attacked the Australian spinners while Sundar played cautiously. After a while, Lyon ended the partnership by dismissing the all-rounder from Tamil Nadu for a 50 off 162 balls.

Jasprit Bumrah was barely able to endure three deliveries as he walked out to bat. With Nitish stuck on 99 at the other end, Pat Cummins defeated the Indian vice-captain. Mohammed Siraj had to withstand three deliveries from the Australian captain, and he succeeded.

Nitish Reddy reached the enchanted three-figure threshold in the next over by lofting Boland over mid-on for a boundary with just three deliveries.

Due to poor lighting, the umpires removed the players shortly after this historic occasion. As Stumps were drawn, rain also came later. India was remained 116 runs behind Australia’s first innings total at 358/9 at the end of the day. With 105 off 176 deliveries, 10 fours, and one six, Nitish was still undefeated.

Here’s a look at how ‘X’ users reacted to all the action on Day 3: