Nitish Reddy's remarkable unbeaten century as India's lower-order batsman, accompanied by his guidance to Mohammed Siraj, bolstered the team's performance in the Boxing Day Test. Former coach Ravi Shastri proposes Reddy's promotion in the batting order to enhance India's balance and strategy for the final Test in Sydney. India's batting has appeared fragile, especially with skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant struggling for runs in the five-Test series so far.
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