Father's Sacrifice, 'Virat Kohli' Dream And CSK Net Bowler: Know Everything About Nitish Kumar Reddy

As Nitish Kumar Reddy completed an astonishing maiden Test ton in just his fourth Test in front of a packed crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), visuals of his father Mutyala Reddy's tears and joy won the hearts of cricket fans around the world. Reddy's journey has been a long one, filled with huge sacrifices from his father. But from having to see his father sacrifice his job in order to support his career, to getting his Test cap from his idol Virat Kohli, to slamming his first Test century, it has been a remarkable ride for Nitish Reddy.

The role of Mutyala Reddy in Nitish's career has been instrumental. The senior Reddy gave up a stable job and endured financial problems just to be able to support his son's blooming cricket career.

As his childhood coach Kumar Swamy says to The Indian Express, "Everyone wants to be a hero in their cinema but when it comes to Nitish's story it is Mutyala who is the hero."

Mutyala never gave up on his son's dreams, reports The Indian Express. Even when he was informed that Nitish wasn't good enough for cricket at district level, his father persisted and only helped Nitish improve. At the age of 16, after he had smashed more than 1,200 runs in the Vijay Merchant Trophy, dreams of playing for India and stabilising his family situation started truly being a goal for Nitish.

"To be honest, I was not that serious when I was young. My father left his job for me. There has been lots of sacrifice in my story. One day I saw him crying due to financial problems he had, and it felt like I had to do the hard work," Reddy had told BCCI.TV.

"Your father did this sacrifice and you are just enjoying cricket by playing it for fun. So at that time, I took it seriously and suddenly in one year, I