With straight bat and clear mind, Nitish Reddy captivates the G

The 21-year-old’s brilliant maiden hundred underscores technique and temperament, helps India fight on in the 4th Test

Melbourne: The Melbourne Cricket Ground and all its Boxing Day-inspired 83,000 temporary inhabitants were buzzing. Rishabh Pant has just been dismissed playing a rather ridiculous shot. India had been reduced to 191/6, trailing by 283 runs. The Australian attack featuring Mitch Starc, Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon had its tail up. There was a match on the line. Perhaps pride too.

India's Nitish Kumar Reddy bats during Day 3 of the fourth Test at the MCG. (AFP)

It was into this scenario that the 21-year-old Nitish Reddy walked in. And when the day was