Nitish Kumar Reddy etched his name into the history books after scoring his first Test international century at MCG
The story of Nitish’s success is down to the work done by his father Mutyalu Reddy as much as the cricketer himself.
Nitish Kumar Reddy's Father left his job for his son's cricket & had to face a lot of criticism even from his close family members about him not havin
Nitish in BCCI.tv said, "One day, I saw him (father) crying because of the financial problems we were facing." Then he became serious for cricket.
Nitish Kumar Reddy's family continues to stay on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam in Madhurawada in a rented house.
Before INDvsAUS test series, Nitish Kumar Reddy got a hefty retention fee of Rs 6 crore from his IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad.
His first year in districts in 2013 his performances were a bit up and down, hence, Nitish Reddy's father was told your son is not fit enough to play
Reddy's father took him to the Municipal stadium in Visakhapatnam which is 15 Kms from Gajuwaka for a few days.
He also went to Pothinamallaya Palem which is around 30 Km every day so that he could face better quality bowlers.