Young Nitish Kumar Reddy scored his first Test century in the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. At 21, he became the third youngest Indian to achieve this milestone in Australia. He ended the day unbeaten on 105, contributing to India's total of 358 for 9 in response to Australia's 474.
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