Mutyalu Reddy, Nitish's father who was spotted in the stands with tears in his eyes, speaks about how proud he is of the 21-year-old's incredible century at the MCG.

Mutyala Reddy, father of Indian cricket sensation Nitish Kumar Reddy, touches feet of Sunil Gavaskar in Melbourne

Nitish Kumar Reddy stole the show on Day 3 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after a sensational century in the Boxing Day Test. Nitish made an unbeaten 105 from 176 balls as he kept India alive in the fourth Test match.

Hours after India's pacer all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy slammed his maiden century against Australia at that Boxing Day Test in the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) announced a cash award of ₹25 lakh for Reddy as acknowledgement.

Nitish Kumar Reddy picked the perfect time to score his maiden century as India fought their way back into the fourth Test against Australia on Saturday. All-rounder Reddy was applauded off the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch at the end of Day 3 following his brilliant unbeaten 105 after rain ended play midway through the final session.

Melbourne: The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) witnessed a thrilling turnaround on the third day of the fourth Test between India and Australia. India's young sensation, Nitish Reddy, stole the show with a majestic unbeaten maiden century,

Nitish Kumar Reddy remained unbeaten on 105 before bad light called for early Day 3 stumps in the fourth Test against Australia. India are 358/9 in reply to Australia's 474.