Cricket news: Nitish Reddy's father touched Sunil Gavaskar's feet, Little Master said - son is a diamond, your heart will be filled after watching the video

A video is going viral from Melbourne, in which Nitish Kumar Reddy's father is seen touching Sunil Gavaskar's feet. This video is of Nitish Kumar Reddy's family's meeting with Gavaskar in Melbourne. During the meeting, the father gets emotional and instead of hugging Gavaskar, he touches his feet and greets him. During this, the father also gets to hear the great batsman of his time praising his son. During the meeting, Gavaskar tells his family about Nitish that he is the diamond of Indian cricket.

Nitish's father touched Sunil Gavaskar's feet

Nitish's father Mutyalya Reddy touches Sunil Gavaskar's feet and greets him. But, his style of doing so is a little different. That different style of the father seems to give an emotional touch to the scene. Nitish's father is seen touching Gavaskar's feet on his knees.

Gavaskar praised Nitish to the family

Like his father, Nitish Reddy's sister also touched Sunil Gavaskar's feet. During the meeting, Sunil Gavaskar talked to the family about Nitish Kumar Reddy and his batting. He said that he is a diamond.

Nitish Reddy scored 114 runs in 189 balls

Nitish Reddy scored 114 runs facing 189 balls in the first innings of the Melbourne Test. He was the highest run scorer from India. Many cricket experts are considering Nitish Reddy's innings played at number 8 as one of the best innings in Test history.

Second biggest innings at number 8

Nitish's innings in Melbourne is the second biggest innings from the bat of any number 8 batsman in Indian Test history. Earlier in 2002, Ajay Ratra scored an unbeaten 115 runs against West Indies.

Nitish Kumar Reddy dedicated the century he scored in Melbourne to his father. Regarding the celebration of his century, he said that it was in honour of the tricolour.