Updated On: 28 December, 2024 04:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As Nitish Kumar Reddy scored his half-century in the Test match, he turned towards the crowd, picked up his bat, and made the gesture, Allu Arjun's signature move, ‘thaggede le’ (I won’t back down) with his bat

In Pic: Nitish Kumar Reddy`s Pushpa moment
Indian cricketer Nitish Kumar Reddy's Pushpa moment has left the internet buzzing. After completing his half-century earlier in the day, the cricketer turned towards the crowd at the stadium and gave the audience the moment of the day as he recreated Allu Arjun's famous Pushpa Jukega Nahi Sala gesture from his recently released film Pushpa 2: The Rule.
As Nitish Kumar Reddy scored his half-century in the Test match, he turned towards the crowd, picked up his bat, and made the gesture, Allu Arjun's signature move, ‘thaggede le’ (I won’t back down) with his bat. The video of the viral moment had the internet gushing over his style. Now, the team of the Allu Arjun starrer has also acknowledged Reddy's move. While re-sharing the widely shared video on their X account, the makers responded by writing, “#AssaluThaggedhele #Pushpa2 #WildFirePushpa."