Nitish Kumar Reddy's father opened up on meeting ‘God of cricket’ Sunil Gavaskar on Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne.

Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar seemed impressed with allrounder Nitish Reddy after his brilliant show with the bat at MCG. And now, Gavaskar has gone on to claim that Reddy is better that veteran allrounder Hardik Pandya in Test cricket.

Sunil Gavaskar praised Nitish Reddy as Hardik Pandya's ideal Test replacement, highlighting his maiden century at MCG and maturity in the IND vs AUS series.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has reserved high praise for Nitish Kumar Reddy's credentials in Test cricket, calling him a better batter than Hardik Pandya.