Nitish Kumar Reddy joins Virat Kohli in list of iconic Indian batters with ton at MCG

Nitish Kumar Reddy joins Virat Kohli in list of iconic Indian batters with ton at MCG

By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | December 28, 2024

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Nitish Kumar Reddy made headlines during the 2024-25 BGT Boxing Day Test. Batting at No. 8, he scored an unbeaten 105, rescuing India from 191/6.

Nitish Reddy – (2024)

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Leading India in the 2020 Boxing Day Test, Ajinkya Rahane showcased his class with a brilliant 112.

Ajinkya Rahane – 112 (2020)

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Cheteshwar Pujara’s determined 106 in the 2018 Melbourne Test was crucial to India’s success.

Cheteshwar Pujara – 106 (2018)

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Rahane joined forces with Kohli in the same match, scoring an outstanding 147. His knock, laced with 21 boundaries, came during a 262-run partnership with Kohli.

Ajinkya Rahane – 147 (2014)

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During the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2014-15, Virat Kohli delivered a sublime 169 in the third Test at Melbourne.

Virat Kohli – 169 (2014)

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Explosive opener Virender Sehwag holds the record for the highest Test score by an Indian at the MCG with his blistering 195 in 2003.

Virender Sehwag – 195 (2003)

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Tendulkar, India’s batting maestro and the highest scorer for India at the MCG (449 runs), delivered a masterful 116 in the first innings of the 1999 Boxing Day Test.

Sachin Tendulkar – 116 (1999)

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The legendary Gundappa Viswanath scored a gritty 114 in the second innings of the 1981 Melbourne Test

Gundappa Viswanath – 114 (1981)

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Widely regarded as one of India’s greatest openers, Sunil Gavaskar crafted a fine century at the MCG in 1977.

Sunil Gavaskar – 118 (1977)

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Vinoo Mankad became the first Indian batsman to score a century at the MCG during the 1948 Melbourne Test.

Vinoo Mankad – 111 (1948)

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Mankad continued his stellar form on the 1947-48 tour of Australia by registering another century in the fifth Test, also in Melbourne.

Vinoo Mankad – 116 (1948)

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