既製です！ニティッシュ・レディがインドの赤面を再び救い、ロヒット・シャルマらを倒す。 87/5から180まで

At 21, most people haven’t gotten a clue what to do with their lives. They are meandering through life unaware. Well, Nitish Kumar Reddy, at the very same age, is saving the India cricket team from embarrassment. The youngster’s inclusion in India’s team for the 1st Test against Australia raised many doubts. Hours later, he saved the side. Taking them from 73/6 to 150. He top-scored in his first innings (41 off 59). A dream start. If not for his save job, Team India wouldn’t have gained a 46-run lead and may not have won the match by 295 runs and gained a 1-0 lead in the series.

But, it’s only gotten better. Playing his first Pink Ball Test, he once again saved Team India in the first innings and top-scored yet again. The scoreboard read 87/5 when he walked in with Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland making life miserable for all the batters. Rishabh Pant left his side soon, and he was left with Ravichandran Ashwin and the tailenders. 

From there on, he went on to score 42(54) and added 71 runs with his last four partners. Looked like the innings would be wrapped under 130, but he took the game on. Boland, who’d gotten rid of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, was treated like a net bowler by Nitish Reddy.