Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin predicted the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) between India and Australia on Friday and said that it would be a tough series.
Reddy also praised Bumrah's captaincy, who is leading the side in place of regular captain Rohit Sharma, appreciating the strategic decisions made during the game.
"It was a good start. It's not a dream innings, but it was a good start," said Reddy, modestly assessing his performance.
After the first day of the Perth Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), Australian seamer Mitchell Starc heaped praise on India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah and said that he has been a "fantastic bowler" across the formats.
Hughes passed away on November 27 in 2014, just days away from celebrating his 26th birthday (November 30), after being struck in the neck by a ball while batting in a domestic match on November 25. The left-hander was viewed as one of the promising Australian cricketers.
Rahul, who was looking extremely good on 26, was initially given not out by on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough following an appeal from bowler Mitchell Starc and the Australian fielders for an edge to wicketkeeper Alex Carey.
The Indian pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and debutant Harshit Rana brought back India in the game with a stellar performance leaving Australia reeling at 67/7 on the first day of the 1st Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth's Optus Stadium.
India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the opening Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Optus Stadium on Friday.
Ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, former cricketer Ravi Shastri picked the India bowler Ravindra Jadeja as the key spinner for the Perth Test because of what he has done over the years.
Young cricketer Devdutt Padikkal shared his thoughts on the intensity and atmosphere during the Indian cricket team's practice sessions as he joined the Indian squad, and expressed his enthusiasm and determination ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy.