India suffered a 184-run defeat against Australia in the Boxing Day Test, but Nitish Kumar Reddy shone with his maiden Test century while batting at No. 8. Reddy's crucial 127-run partnership with Washington Sundar helped India avoid a follow-on.

Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has a total of 294 runs including a Test hundred and three wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Nitish Kumar Reddy's memorable ton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground shattered the record books. The 21-year-old walked out to bat at number eight with Team India far behind Australia's first-innings total and played one of the finest knocks by a visiting batter on Australian soil to set up a cracking finish to the match.