“Flower nahi, fire hai! BCCI ka tweet Nitish Kumar Reddy ke liye hua viral.”
The official X handle of Indian men’s cricket team (@BCCI) ne Saturday, December 28 ko Nitish Kumar Reddy ke liye ek appreciation post share kiya. Andhra Pradesh ke 21-year-old right-handed batter ne apna pehla Test century score kiya aur Rohit Sharma-led team ko ongoing fourth Test against Australia, jo Melbourne Cricket Ground par ho raha hai, mein follow-on se bacha liya.
Reddy ne No. 8 par bat karte hue 4 fours aur 1 six ki madad se 81 balls mein apna half-century complete kiya. Jab India mushkil mein tha aur follow-on ka saamna kar raha tha, tab unhone apna maiden Test fifty score kiya.
Fifty complete karte hi, Nitish ne apne celebration mein movie Pushpa ka iconic pose kiya, aur uske baad BCCI ne bhi usi movie se inspiration lekar caption diya, “Flower nahi, fire hai.” Ye dialogue Tollywood superstar Allu Arjun ki movie Pushpa ka hai, jiska second installment India mein kaafi headlines bana raha hai.
Nitish ke is fighting knock ko sirf BCCI ne hi nahi, balki fans, cricket experts, aur former players ne bhi appreciate kiya.
Jab Rishabh Pant Scott Boland ke haathon out hue, tab India follow-on se 84 runs door tha. Tabhi Reddy No. 8 par crease par aaye aur Ravindra Jadeja (17) ke saath milkar 7th wicket ke liye 30 runs ka partnership banaya.
Phir, world No. 1 Test all-rounder Jadeja jab Nathan Lyon ke haathon out hue, Reddy ko Washington Sundar ka saath mila. Dono ne milkar ab tak 8th wicket ke liye 80+ runs bana diye hain aur India ko series ke second time 300-run mark cross karne mein madad ki hai.
