By the end of Day 3, India had rallied to 358/9, but still trails Australia's first-innings total by 116 runs with Reddy standing unbeaten with Mohammed Siraj.
The cricket fraternity joined hands on Saturday to heap praise on the Indian batter Nitish Kumar Reddy who slammed his maiden international century at the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar's crucial 105-run stand helped India to fight back against Australia at the ongoing Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Saturday.
As the series is level at 1-1 with two matches left, the role of India's top bowlers becomes even more important in taking 20 wickets. While Jasprit Bumrah (21 wickets at an average of 10.90 with two five-wicket hauls) is levels above all, Siraj (13 wickets at an average of 23.92 with a four
The fate of the Brisbane Test continues to twist and turn as Ravindra Jadeja continues to lead India's resistance to avoid a follow-on against Australia on Day 4 of the third Test against Australia on Tuesday.
At the stroke of Lunch, India managed to put 167/6 on the board, trailing by 278 runs, with Jadeja and Nitish unbeaten with scores of 41(77) and 7(20), respectively.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar sees a "rare batting talent" in young Nitish Kumar Reddy. But he dropped a subtle hint about the dilemma regarding his place in the playing XI by suggesting the need for the Indian team to make its bowling attack sharper.
During the second innings, India, desperately looking for a healthy lead, was stifled really hard by Cummins, who took 5/57 in 14 overs, with an economy rate of 4.10. His list of victims included KL Rahul, skipper Rohit Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana. Ind
Starc's six-wicket haul established his supremacy in pink-ball Tests while Head continued to be a headache for India as his counter-attacking was the final nail in the coffin for India, who succumbed to a 10-wicket loss in the Adelaide pink-ball Test after the highs of a 295-run win at Perth