India captain Rohit Sharma has backed young Nitish Kumar Reddy and feels he has everything in his arsenal to be successful at the biggest stage. He went on to admit the lack of support that A-Lister Jasprit Bumrah has got from the other end
After India received an 184-run humbling in the iconic MCG, Rohit Sharma addressed his poor form with the bat that has extended from the subcontinent to Australia in Test format.
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday opened up on batter Yashasvi Jaiswal's dismissal in the second inning and said that the youngster did touch the ball.
Captain Rohit Sharma rued the missed opportunities after India endured a heavy 184-run defeat in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne against Australia on Monday.
India's hopes of reaching the third-consecutive World Test Championship final dimmed after facing an unprecedented defeat in Melbourne in the fourth Test of the BGT series against India on Monday.
With stakes blowing the roof away, Pat Cummins played the captain's role and rattled the Indian top order to put Australia in a position of comfort on the final day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Monday.
Young India batter Nitish Kumar Reddy's father, Mutyala, had an emotional moment on Sunday when he met the cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar on the sidelines of the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
Bumrah completed 200 wickets in Test cricket, the 31-year-old achieved the feat in his 44th long-format match. The top pacer also became the fastest Indian to pick up 200 Test wickets, he achieved it after bowling 8484 balls.
Nitish's father Muthyala Reddy on Sunday said that his son has made the family 'very proud'. Recalling that he had tears in his eyes after Nitish hit the ton, his father also exuded confidence that he will hit more centuries in the future.
Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley on Sunday gave credit to the Aussie cricket selectors for adding youngster Sam Konstas to their Border-Gavaskar Trophy squad against India.
Australia's batting depth took a hit as back-up keeper-batter Josh Inglis will be unavailable for the final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India due to injury, according to ICC.