Nitish Reddy's sister reveals sleepless 24 hours following historic maiden ton

Nitish Kumar Reddy the hero of the Boxing Day Test has firmly etched his name in the annals of Indian Test cricket with his remarkable century While Nitish himself is elated his family is deeply moved by his extraordinary achievement His father overwhelmed by emotion bowed to cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar touching his feet to seek his blessings in a gesture of utmost respectSince Nitishs century phone calls from his father uncle and sister Tejaswi have been relentless ringing nonstop since the previous evening Tejaswi shared with MidDay My family hasnrsquot slept for the past 24 hours We just arrived from India to Melbourne for this Test match We are still feeling the jet lag But the calls have not stopped since Nitishs historic centuryNitishrsquos mother and father speak only Telugu which is why Tejaswi has been acting as the familyrsquos spokesperson with the mediaThis trip marks Nitishrsquos familyrsquos first international journey Tejaswi explains My parents cannot speak any language other than Telugu which is why they hadnrsquot traveled abroad before But Nitish insisted that we come for the Melbourne and Sydney Tests My uncle lives in Melbourne so we decided to visit him Perhaps it was naturersquos way of ensuring that as soon as we arrived Nitish played a memorable innings that brought pride to our family and all IndiansFor Nitish cricketing legend Virat Kohli is a major source of inspiration Having once admired Viratrsquos aggressive style Nitish now shares the same dressing room as his idol Reflecting on their first meeting Tejaswi recalls Almost two years ago at the BCCIs annual award function Nitish met Virat for the first time While taking a selfie Anushka noticed him from behind Later Anushka took his phone and clicked a picture of him When we met Virat Sir and Anushka Madam again we reminded them of this incident The amazing thing is that they remembered the entire episodeTejaswi shares an incredibly close bond with her brother When asked if she would give him a special gift or if he would gift her something she responds The gift Nitish has given to the people of the country will be memorable for our entire lives As for my gift we havenrsquot even celebrated Raksha Bandhan many times But thatrsquos okay I will collect all the gifts together while laughingThe family also expressed their deep gratitude to the Government of India for their unwavering supportDespite being a humble family Nitishrsquos sister is currently studying medicine in Ukraine Recalling the tense atmosphere between Russia and Ukraine Tejaswi reflects Our family hasnrsquot always been together During our childhood aside from at our grandmothers or maternal grandmothers house my father was often away for work When my brother started his cricket career he began traveling most of the time I also went to Ukraine for my medical studies But in that war situation the Government of India brought us back home via Operation Ganga through Poland I cannot thank our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government enough