Nitish Reddy's Maiden Ton Makes India's BGT 2021 Heroes Emotional! Ravi Shastri, Hanuma Vihari In Tears- WATCH

Nitish Reddy's Maiden Ton Makes India's BGT 2021 Heroes Emotional! Ravi Shastri, Hanuma Vihari In Tears- WATCH Photo : AP/Screengrab/StarSports/X

Nitish Kumar Reddy won the hearts of every Indian as he pulled India back from the threat of a follow-on on Day 3 of the fourth Test against Australia at Melbourne. Coming in to bat at no.8, Reddy slammed his maiden Test century. The 21-year-old from Visakhapatnam provided one of the most memorable knocks by an Indian in Australia, as the whole crowd erupted in joy. His father, who was in the stands had tears in his eyes as his son scripted a monumental feat. It was not just his father who got emotional. Two of India's heroes in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2021 win also got emotional

Entire Crowd Will Have Tears: Ravi Shastri

Ravi Shastri was on commentary alongside Irfan Pathan and Jatin Sapru when Nitish Reddy slammed his maiden ton. He was visibly emotional after the youngster achieved the feat, as he could not hold back his tears. The former India head coach was also seen asking for tissues to wipe his tears.

"This is a century which brings tears to your eyes. I don't think only his father will be crying right now. The entire crowd which is here will have tears in their eyes," Shastri said on commentary after the momentous occasion.

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Nitish Kumar Reddy Makes Hanuma Vihari Teary-Eyed

Star India batter and member of the India squad in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2021, Hanuma Vihari, who also hails from Andhra Pradesh was emotional after his fellow Andhra batter slammed a century. He was also seen holding back his tears when he was on commentary for Star Sports Telugu.

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Nitish Kumar Reddy Smashes Records

Nitish Kumar Reddy becomes just the second Indian to slam his maiden Test century at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The first Indian to do so was the legendary Vinoo Mankad, who hit a ton way back in 1948. Reddy is also the first player since JP Duminy in 2008 to slam his maiden century at the iconic ground.

At 21 years 141 days, Nitish Reddy also becomes the third youngest player from India to slam a Test Century in Australia. Sachin Tendulkar (18 years 253 days) and Rishabh Pant (21 years 91 days) are the players who are ahead of Reddy in the list.

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