Australia Vs India: The fourth red ball match between the Aussies and Men in Blue has been full of action-packed drama. Australia is still ahead in the game as the home side still has 116 runs in their kitty. India has just one left. But the visitors fought back brilliantly to be in this match.
Every young batter dreams of scoring a century in the red ball format for their nation, especially on the away tours. In today’s segment, we will mention the top three youngest batsmen from India who have scored a red ball century against The Mighty Aussies Down Under –
3. Nitish Kumar Reddy –
This pace-bowling all-rounder is the latest entrant in this list. Today he became the third youngest batsman from the Men in Blue to slam a red ball century in the Aussie Nation. Nitish Kumar Reddy scored his maiden hundred in red-ball form of the game and he is the first number eight batter from India to score a test ton in Australia.
His hundred in the fourth Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground came when the team needed it the most. He held the 1st innings of India together with Washington Sundar in a partnership of 127 runs. After Ajinkya Rahane in 2020, it is Nitish who has scored a ton at MCG in 2024.
Washington Sundar played well to score a half-century to his name while Nitish Kumar Reddy scored a magnificent ton which helped India to keep the Aussies frustrated. India ended their day 3 with 358 runs for the loss of nine wickets and Nitish is still unbeaten on 105 runs.
2. Rishabh Pant –
The flamboyant wicketkeeper-batsman, Rishabh Pant hasn’t had a good series like had on two previous tours to the Aussie nation. In this five-match red ball series, Pant has failed to convert the starts. Pant is yet to play a big knock in this series like he did in Brisbane in 2021.
But he still holds the record of being the second youngest batter from the Men in Blue to smash a red ball match ton Down Under. At Sydney Cricket Ground in 2019, Rishabh Pant slammed a terrific century when he was just 21 years old. He had scored an unbeaten 159 runs in that game which ended in a draw.
1. Sachin Tendulkar –
The Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar scored a test ton in Australia when he was just 18 years old and he is the youngest batter from the Men in Blue to do so. Sachin has scored runs at every corner of the world. He scored an unbeaten 148 runs at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and helped India to draw that match.
