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Nitish Kumar Reddy: All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy had a memorable Test debut when his knocks of 41 and 38 not out, along with picking a scalp, was one of the driving forces in youngsters’ playing a vital hand in the 295-run win over Australia at Perth.

Reddy got his debut cap from his idol Virat Kohli and was at the crease when he saw him hit an unbeaten century in the second innings. He recalled of the time when he took a selfie afar from Kohli and Anushka Sharma during 2018 BCCI awards to making his Test debut in the playing eleven alongside the talismanic batter.

"This was a safety photo, at the time he (Virat Kohli) was so famous. I felt that if I don't get a photo chance, let's take a picture now. It’s reminding me of my childhood memories. From childhood, I was a huge fan of Virat bhaiya. I used to watch every match of his, so that he scores a hundred and celebrates it. I liked his celebration a lot – at that time, I used to calculate my age so as to see if he doesn't retire when I make my debut for India."