Nitish Kumar Reddy put up a valiant show at the iconic MCG to lead India's fight on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test. Nitish slammed a century and has shattered a 122-year-old record at the iconic venue in the process.

Nitish Kumar Reddy's score at stumps on the third day of the MCG Test is the highest for batter from No. 8 or lower in Tests in Melbourne. Australian Reggie Duff's 104 from No. 10 in 1902 was the previous highest.

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s remarkable run in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy continued on Day 3 of the fourth Test at the MCG, as the young Indian batter smashed his maiden Test century. With the achievement, Reddy became the third-youngest Indian to reach the feat in Australia;