Reddy, who made his Test debut for India in Perth last month, came out to bat at No. 8 in the ongoing Boxing Day Test at MCG and has scored his maiden red-ball fifty.
The official X handle of the Indian men’s cricket team (@BCCI) shared an appreciation post for Nitish Kumar Reddy on Saturday, December 28, after the 21-year-old right-handed batter from Andhra Pradesh scored his maiden Test century for India and also helped the Rohit Sharma-led side avoid follow-on in the ongoing fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Reddy came out to bat at No. 8 for India, and with the help of four fours and one six, crossed the 50-run mark in 81 balls. He scored his maiden Test half-century for India when the team was in deep trouble and staring at the follow-on.
After completing his first Test fifty, Nitish came up with the Pushpa celebration, and the official X handle of BCCI also took the cue from the movie by captioning the post ‘Flower nahi, fire hai.’
“Nitish Kumar Reddy brings up his maiden 50 in Test cricket and unleashes the iconic celebration,” BCCI tweeted.
फ्लावर नहीं फायर है! 🔥
Nitish Kumar Reddy brings up his maiden 50 in Test cricket and unleashes the iconic celebration. 👏
Follow live: https://t.co/njfhCncRdL#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/4aNqnXnotr
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2024
‘Flower nahi, fire hai’ is an iconic dialogue of Tollywood actor Allu Arjun in the movie Pushpa, the second installment of which is making headlines in India these days.
Nitish’s fighting knock in the ongoing match is not only appreciated by the BCCI but also by many fans, experts, and former greats of the game.
Carefully He’s a Hero..
Nitish Kumar Reddy 💪 pic.twitter.com/aE24nB7q0U— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) December 28, 2024
Haven’t been too many batters across both teams who’ve looked more accomplished than Nitish Kumar Reddy in this series. Surely earned the right to bat No 5 #AusvInd
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) December 28, 2024