WATCH: Nitish Kumar Reddy Gets Emotional as He Recalls His Father Crying Due to Financial Hardship

New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Reddy had a remarkable debut in the Perth Test, showcasing his brilliance that even earned praise from captain Rohit Sharma. Reddy impressed with scores of 41 and an unbeaten 38 in the first and second innings respectively, while also managing to take a wicket in the second innings. Following his outstanding performance, Reddy opened up to his fans in a BCCI video, expressing his admiration for Virat Kohli and making a bold statement about KL Rahul. Additionally, Reddy shared an emotional anecdote about his father, further endearing himself to his supporters.

Nitish Reddy became emotional:
Nitish Reddy told BCCI that one day his father was crying due to lack of money. Nitish Reddy said, ‘My father left his job for me, he has struggled a lot in my journey, he has sacrificed. One day I saw him crying due to lack of money, after this I worked very hard. I am a boy from a middle class family. I am very happy that my father is happy today because of me. I gave my jersey to my father.’

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Nitish Reddy responded to the photo with Virat Kohli:
Recently a selfie of Nitish Reddy went viral in which Virat Kohli was seen behind him. He also responded to this in the BCCI video. Nitish Reddy said, ‘Virat Kohli was very famous at that time, I thought I would not get a chance to click a photo, so I clicked the photo at that time. I am a big fan of Virat, I have seen every match of his. I used to like his way of celebrating a lot. I always used to count my age as to when I can debut for India and play with him.’ This wish of Nitish also came true. He played with his idol in Perth and the amazing thing is that when Virat scored a century, Nitish was the non-striker.

KL Rahul is special for Nitish Kumar Reddy:
Nitish Reddy said that whenever he has any problem, he talks to KL Rahul only. According to Nitish, he feels good sitting with KL Rahul. His advice is useful for Nitish. Before the Australia tour, KL Rahul gave him some advice for batting which was useful for him in the Perth Test. (Watch Nitish Reddy’s full interview here)