Sanjay Manjrekar had questioned Nitish Kumar Reddy’s place within the staff.
India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy silenced his doubters by smashing his maiden Check century on Day 3 of the continuing 4th Check in opposition to Australia on Saturday. The 21-year-old remained unbeaten on 105 at stumps on Day 3 after stitching a vital 127-run partnership with Washington Sundar (50) for the eighth wicket to take India to 385/9 in reply to Australia’s 474. His knock comes after former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar questioned his place within the staff, saying that it is too early to contemplate him an all-rounder.
Manjrekar had made the feedback forward of the continuing Check in Melbourne whereas discussing India’s attainable enjoying XI.
“See, there isn’t any doubting the potential he has and the way good he has performed. However, can we get 120 from someone who bats at no. 8. He’s clearly not a bowler who can get you a seven wicket haul like Shardul Thakur. Is he, at this stage ok to be pushed up the order and performed as pure batter by dropping somebody off form? Then you possibly can add an additional bowler. His bowling will not be ok to play him as a bowling all-rounder. It’s too early to contemplate him as a batting all-rounder,” Manjrekar had mentioned throughout an interplay on ESPNcricinfo.
Nonetheless, PUMA Cricket took a dig at Manjrekar, highlighting his outdated remarks on the participant. For the unversed, Reddy is sponsored by PUMA.
Taking to social media, PUMA, from their cricket deal with, responded to an outdated tweet from Manjrekar. PUMA shared an image of Reddy ‘shushing’ throughout an official photoshoot with them.
https://t.co/JlrL7DXTFf pic.twitter.com/MhCQ0ZBc7L
— PUMA Cricket (@pumacricket) December 28, 2024
In the meantime, Reddy’s resilient century was studded with 10 fours and a most as India efficiently prevented the follow-on menace and stored Australia at bay all through the day’s proceedings after dropping Rishabh Pant (28) and Ravindra Jadeja (17) early on Day 3.
Reddy will once more be within the highlight on Sunday as India nonetheless path by 116 runs. With tailender Mohammed Siraj, on the opposite finish, the teenager will look to scale back the deficit handy Indian bowlers an edge within the match.
(With ANI Inputs)
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