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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 Take a look at century on Day 3 of the continued 4th Take a look at towards 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 think about him an all-rounder.
Manjrekar had made the feedback forward of the continued Take a look at in Melbourne whereas discussing India’s potential taking part in XI.
“See, there is no doubting the potential he has and how good he has played. But, can we get 120 from somebody who bats at no. 8. He is clearly not a bowler who can get you a seven wicket haul like Shardul Thakur. Is he, at this stage good enough to be pushed up the order and played as pure batter by dropping someone out of form? Then you can add an extra bowler. His bowling is not good enough to play him as a bowling all-rounder. It is too early to consider him as a batting all-rounder,” Manjrekar had stated 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Nonetheless, PUMA Cricket took a dig at Manjrekar, highlighting his outdated remarks on the participant.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Taking to social media, PUMA, from their cricket deal with, responded to an outdated tweet from Manjrekar.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 averted the follow-on menace and saved 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 cut back the deficit at hand Indian bowlers an edge within the match.
(With ANI Inputs)
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