The young Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy showed some promise during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 with 298 runs and five wickets taken. His stunning century on the Boxing Day Test made the public praise him greatly. Now, a viral video of his climbing the Tirupati Temple stairs showcased his thanks after the series as fans look forward to seeing his performance in the upcoming T20I series against England.
New Delhi: Star Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy made brilliant marks as he played through the recently concluded five-match Test series against Australia. Only 21, this young cricketer from Andhra Pradesh has been instrumental in playing for the Indian team and made 298 runs, of which one is an excellent century. His contributions placed him as the second run-gainer for India in the edition of Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the 2024-25 season. He also claimed five wickets in the series.
Nitish Kumar Reddy climbed the stairs of Tirupati after returning home. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/FNUooO3p7M
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After returning to India, Reddy went to Tirupati Temple. He shared a video on Instagram where he climbed the stairs of Tirupati Temple on his knees. The video instantly became viral. This comes in response to the memorable series played by Reddy in Australia. Reddy’s dedication has struck a chord in fans and garnered widespread admiration through social media.
Making his Test debut at Perth on 22 November, Reddy again topped the first innings of the match he was playing for India. Throughout the series, Reddy performed and was again brilliant in the pink-ball Test, this time for India at Adelaide Oval. It was again led by Reddy, this time scoring a hundred as a No. 8 batter, giving him another glorious moment when playing for India against Australia during the Boxing Day Test.
Reddy, reflecting on his experience, expressed his urge to return stronger into the next matches. He is going to play in the upcoming five-match T20I series against England starting January 22 in Kolkata. Fans of cricket are sitting and waiting with bated breath for what is next in the career of this young cricketer in international cricket as well.
