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Nitish Reddy Breaks Virender Sehwag's Six-Hitting Record In His Debut Test Series

Abhinav Tyagi

Nitish Reddy and Sehwag - (Source:@Johns/X.com)Nitish Reddy and Sehwag - (Source:@Johns/X.com)

India suffered humiliation in the 2nd Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, December 8. The hosts handed the visitors a 10-wicket defeat to level the series 1-1. 

The batting unit had a terrible outing and have become a laughing stock on the internet, including skipper Rohit Sharma. The only exception has been Nitish Reddy, who is playing his debut Test series.

Reddy has been the find of the tournament so far as he has performed under pressure and amassed 40+ scores in both innings in the 2nd Test. Nitish has batted at No.7 and has been put in situations where he has to deal with boundaries. 

Reddy Breaks Sehwag's Six-Hitting Feat

So far, Reddy has performed his role well and in fact, went on to topple Virender Sehwag's long-standing six-hitting record. Notably, Nitish has hit seven sixes in this series so far, which is the most by an Indian batter against Australia in a Test series. 

He broke Sehwag's record of 6 sixes that the right-hand batter hit during the 2003 tour. Here is the complete list. 

  • 7 - π—‘π—Άπ˜π—Άπ˜€π—΅ π—₯π—²π—±π—±π˜† (2024)* 
  • 6 - Virender Sehwag (2003) 
  • 6 - Murali Vijay (2014) 
  • 5 - Sachin Tendulkar (2007) 
  • 5 - Rohit Sharma (2014) 
  • 5 - Mayank Agarwal (2018) 
  • 5 - Rishabh Pant (2018)

Nitish Reddy Also Shines With The Ball

Further, three matches are left in the series and Reddy stand a chance to increase gap between him and Sehwag for the elite list. While, he has impressed with the bat, Reddy has also shone with the ball. 

He has taken only a solitary wicket, but emerged as the fourth seam bowling option for the visitors. Reddy is now being touted as the all-rounder that India required in Tests.