The Melbourne Test has reached a very exciting point. Australia lost 9 wickets in the second innings and scored 228 runs by the end of the fourth day's play. Based on the lead of 105 runs in the first innings, its total lead has become 333 runs. India started the fourth day's play before Australia's second innings. After the end of the third day's play, Nitish Kumar Reddy returned unbeaten and Mohammad Siraj was on the field for the last wicket. Then centurion Nitish was seen coaching his senior player Siraj. He told Siraj what to do and what not to do in batting.
The Indian team had lost nine wickets for 350 runs in its first innings. There was a partnership of 19 runs between Nitish and Siraj for the last wicket. At the beginning of the fourth day's play in the Melbourne Test, when Siraj was batting, Nitish, who was standing on non-strike, said to Siraj, 'Mian (Siraj) bhai, stand at the off. Leave the outside ball. It won't spin. If you turn around then you can't do anything. Leave him'.
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Nitish Reddy played a brilliant century in the Melbourne Test. However, Mohammad Siraj also helped in a special way in his century. In fact, when Team India had lost nine wickets, Reddy was on 99 runs and there were three balls left in Pat Cummins's over, the responsibility of playing which was on Mohammad Siraj. Siraj intelligently defended three balls and Reddy completed his first Test century by coming on strike in the next over.
Mohammed Siraj's performance in Australia's first innings had disappointed everyone. During this period, Siraj bowled 23 overs and conceded 122 runs without taking any wicket. His economy was more than 5. However, Siraj worked his magic in the second innings. In the second inning, Siraj took three wickets for 66 runs in 22 overs. Siraj hunted Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.
