Team India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy came up with a 'Pushpa' celebration after scoring his maiden Test fifty on day four against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The seam-bowling all-rounder crafted the Pushpa celebration with his bat, having crunched a boundary off Mitchell Starc's bowling.
The incident occurred in the 83rd over of the innings as Reddy took full toll of the width offered by the left-arm speedster and flayed it through the cover region. Having scored a handful of 40s in the earlier Tests in the series, it was a massive landmark for the youngster at the iconic venue.
Below is the video of Reddy's celebration:
Australia pick up two wickets in the morning session:
Meanwhile, the home side picked up two wickets in the form of Ravindra Jadeja (17) and Rishabh Pant (28) in the morning session of the Boxing Day Test. The visiting side began the day on 164/5 as Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland struck to push India on the back foot.
Day 2 of the decisive MCG Test also belonged to Australia as Steve Smith (140) and Pat Cummins (49) made hay to give their side a total of 474. Later, Cummins struck to remove Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli looked in for a long haul but a chaotic mix-up saw the back of the former for 82. India also lost Kohli and Akash Deep soon after to go from 153-2 to 159/5.
