As Nitish's childhood coach puts it: "Everyone wants to be a hero in their cinema but when it comes to Nitish’s story it is Mutyalu who is the hero." The emotional senior Reddy was captured by the broadcast as the allrounder got to his century in front of a packed MCG.

Nitish Kumar Reddy became the youngest centurion after Sachin Tendulkar and Rishabh Pant in Australia. Here's everything you need to know about Nitish's father, Mutyala's sacrifices.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground held its breath in palpable tension as Nitish Kumar Reddy, batting at 99 not out, was to face the third ball of the 115th over from Scott Boland on Saturday.