In the lead-up to the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former cricketers and commentators predicted Nitish Kumar Reddy could be the find of the tour for India, and the young seam-bowling all-rounder on Saturday proved his worth with what could be a match-turning maiden Test century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before rain forced early stumps on the third day of the fourth Test.
With that feat, Reddy etched his name into MCG history as well as Indian cricket folklore as the first visiting number eight batter to score a century at the Test game's birthplace, which also heralded his maiden ton at international level.
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