Nitish Kumar Reddy's unbeaten 85 helped drag India back into the fourth Test by tea on day three. Photo: James Ross/AAP PHOTOS Emerging allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is charging towards his first century as India bravely claw their way back into the Boxing Day Test. Subscribe now for unlimited access .
Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue Still in danger of not reaching the follow-on target of 275 when they began day three on 5-164, India were 7-326 when tea was taken early at the MCG on Saturday due to rain, thanks mainly to Reddy (85no). The 21-year-old and fellow allrounder Washington Sundar (40no) have put on a 105-run eighth-wicket stand to take India within 148 runs of Australia's first innings 474. Reddy has been a revelation for India since debuting in the Border-Gavaskar series-opener in Perth.
Usually batting at No.8, Reddy has hit 264 runs at an average of 66 to begin his Test career. He has the equal third-most runs - level with star Australia veteran Steve Smith - for any batter in this series, and is behind only Travis Head and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Rishabh Pant has earned the ire of Indian great Sunil Gavaskar after his dismissal on Saturday. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) Earlier, India legend Sunil Gavaskar blasted aggressive wicketkeeper Rishabh Pan.
