On Sunday at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Nitish Kumar Reddy's father showed respect to Sunil Gavaskar by touching his feet after Nitish scored a century in the fourth Test against Australia. Nitish’s crucial hundred and partnership with Washington Sundar bailed India out of trouble. Nitish currently tops India's batting chart in the series while Australia's Travis Head leads overall.
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