Australia National Cricket Team pacer Scott Boland lauded India National Cricket Team all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy for his innings in the ongoing fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at MCG. He hailed the batter for having all the shots in the book.

India National Cricket Team all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy came up with a magical effort with the bat in the ongoing fourth Test. He has been one of the main reasons why the Rohit Sharma-led side has made a strong comeback in the match, having been dominated for the last two days.

Nitish Kumar Reddy soaked in all the pressure after India lost Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja early on Day 3

Nitish Kumar Reddy walked at the crease when India National Cricket Team lost quick wickets and the all-rounder played a massive role for the team. He soaked in all the pressure and made sure that he blocked the one end and bailed his team out of trouble.

Nitish, along with Washington Sundar (50), added 127 runs together and frustrated the Australia National Cricket Team bowlers. The right-hander was extremely disciplined in his approach and made sure that he punished the loose balls.

Nitish, who was getting out in his 40s in the last few games, made sure that he made his maiden half-century count. The all-rounder was all over the Australia National Cricket Team bowlers and gave Indian fans everything to cheer about with the hope of winning the game.

Nitish Kumar Reddy slammed his maiden Test century and remains unbeaten at 105 runs off 176 balls

Nitish Reddy slammed his maiden Test century, and the way he tackled the Australia pacers, especially Scott Boland, who looked threatening, was the highlight of his innings. The right-hander got to his century with the glorious lofted driver against Boland.

Nitish Reddy remained unbeaten at 105 runs off 176 balls. He slammed 10 fours and 1 six in his innings before bad lights forced umpires to take early stumps on Day 2. He would be hoping to carry on on Day four and get some more runs under his belt to reduce the deficit, which is still 116 runs.

He’s obviously a very nice player and does well in the IPL and he’s doing well here in testing conditions as well – Scott Boland on Nitish Kumar Reddy

Scott Boland was all praise for Nitish Kumar Reddy, saying that the all-rounder can score all around the ground. He hailed him for bringing his best in testing conditions in Australia, adding that the batter has every shot in the book. Speaking to reporters, he explained:

“He has got, I’ve played the A game against him, the PM’s game and then a couple of Tests and you see he can score all around the ground. He’s obviously a very nice player and does well in the IPL and he’s doing well here in Australian conditions as well. It looks like he’s got pretty much every shot in the book.”

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