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.
Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian pacers dominate over the Australia batters in the first inning on Day 04 at the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday.
Former cricketer Atul Wassan addressed the concerning form of India captain Rohit Sharma and stated the seasoned opener made a mistake by dropping to the number sixth spot instead of playing his usual role when he returned to the side in the second Test against Australia.
Former cricketers Atul Wassan and Madan Lal slammed the Australian media for putting the tag of "clown" on India stalwart Virat Kohli during the ongoing fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Former cricketer Madan Lal feels that India stalwart Virat Kohli's runout incident with Yashasvi Jaiswal played out on his mind on Day 2 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the MCG.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar too praised Nitish Kumar Reddy for his brilliant unbeaten 105 against Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne on Saturday. Tendulkar lauded Reddy's composure and temperament, which have been on display since his debut.
Nitish Kumar Reddy's under-16 Cricket Coach, Kumar Swamy, was proud after seeing the 21-year-old shine in his first outing at the iconic MCG agaisnt a distinguished Australian bowling attack.