Watch: Nitish Kumar Reddy reveals how the tattoo on his arm inspires him to excel

Reddy, 21, hammered six fours and a six disconnected 59 balls and took the onslaught to offspinner Nathan Lyon arsenic helium doubly deed him down the crushed and reverse swept successful speedy succession. He past parried Cummins down the wicketkeeper for a six earlier holding retired to heavy mid-wicket wherever Khawaja took a moving outfield catch. Two balls before, Khawaja dropped Reddy arsenic helium skied Cummins.

13 hours (!) worthy of enactment for the tattoos down Nitish Kumar Reddy's arm.

He tells @alisonmitchell however it inspires him to consciousness similar the 'warrior' #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/HOuUZOGscQ

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) November 23, 2024

On Day 2, the young Indian all-rounder revealed however a large tattoo connected his limb has inspired him implicit the years.

“The tattoo shows the warrior and tiger,” Reddy told 7Cricket.

“Whenever I spot the tattoo, I conscionable privation to consciousness similar you’re the warrior erstwhile you’re playing successful the centre.

“So erstwhile a tiger makes his territory successful the jungle, truthful it doesn’t let immoderate different carnal oregon immoderate different happening to travel successful that. So that’s however I privation to feel. Like erstwhile you’re successful the centre, you request to beryllium similar you’re the king. So that’s however I privation to be,” helium added.

On Friday astatine the property conference, Nitish Kumar Reddy had explained the chat helium has had with the caput manager Gautam Gambhir, connected the eve the Test.

“Look, they mightiness people you with bouncers but instrumentality a fewer blows connected the body. It’s fine. Take immoderate bullets for your country,” Gambhir told Reddy.