‘Some people doubted me’: Nitish Reddy gives befitting reply to critics after 4th Test heroics | Cricket News

Nitish Reddy who scored an impressive century on Saturday to pull India back from the brink of a collapse said that he wanted to prove to critics that he could excel in the Test format.
“Some people doubted me, like a youngster who played IPL, can’t perform in such a big series. I know a lot of people did talk like that,” Reddy said after the end of the fourth day’s play between India and Australia.
“I just want to make them feel wrong about what they have said about me and that’s what I am doing, I want people to know that I am here to give my 100 percent for Indian team,” he added.
He also talked about the sacrifices made his parents, especially his father Mutyalu Reddy.
“To be honest, my father had 25 years of service in central government and when I was a nobody, and hadn’t played a state-level game, the first person who believed in me was my father,” he said.
“He believed in me and he resigned from his job for me. He would take me to the ground, gym, always he wanted to be with me. He made a lot of sacrifices. If I have to tell about him, time won’t be sufficient but I am so grateful to have a father like him. I helped my team in a difficult situation to where we can fight back strongly. So that was a special century for me and for my father as well,” he continued.

In the ongoing series, Reddy has 293 runs in six innings and a batting average of 58-plus with his 114 in the 4th Test forming the cornerstone of India’s first innings score of 369 and attracted a lot of attention on the young batter.

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