Nitish Kumar Reddy's father was in tears after his son's nervy century in the Boxing Day Test. Nitish created history by becoming the first India No.8 to score a hundred in Australia.

As Nitish's childhood coach puts it: "Everyone wants to be a hero in their cinema but when it comes to Nitish’s story it is Mutyala who is the hero." Here's the father-son journey that has taken Nitish Kumar Reddy to where he is today.

Nitish Kumar Reddy was batting on 99 runs from 170 balls on Saturday (December 28) when he decided to play a big shot and complete his maiden Test century for India. The 21-year-old right-handed batter from Andhra crossed the triple-figure mark with a boundary on the third ball of the 115th over of India’s first inning,

Nitish Kumar Reddy's journey to the pinnacle of cricket is intricately woven with the sacrifices made by his father, Mutyala Reddy, who stands tall as the silent hero behind his son's success.

Nitish Kumar Reddy reaching his maiden Test half-century with a cracking cover drive of left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc on Day three of Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. As the ball trickled down to the boundary rope, the all-rounder from Visakhapatnam pulled out Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa Raj’ move to celebrate the feat.