New Delhi: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy produced one of the happiest moments of the day after India’s victory over Afghanistan in the opening one-day international in Dharamsala, briefly interrupting the post-match press conference to attend to a phone call from his mother.The light-hearted episode quickly won hearts BCCI Sharing a video of the interaction on social media with the caption: “After the match the presser can wait but the call from the mother can’t.” Nitish was answering questions from reporters after India’s seven-wicket win when he suddenly got a call from his mother. The young man politely picked up the phone, telling her he would call back in five minutes before apologizing to the journalist for interrupting, causing smiles to spread around the room.The heartwarming moment capped another memorable day for the 23-year-old, who made valuable contributions with the ball during India’s comfortable victory.Look:
Nitish Reddy shines as the new player.
In a rain-shortened 25 overs per side contest, India elected to bowl first and reduced Afghanistan to 26/3.However, Rahmanullah Garbaz fought back brilliantly to score a brilliant century and put on a 116-run partnership with skipper Heshmatullah Shahidi, who scored 27 runs.Nitish struck two crucial blows, dismissing century Garbaz and veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, to finish with figures of 2/31 in four overs.The star performers with the ball, however, were debutants Gurnor Brar and Harsh Dubey. Gurnor impressed with figures of 3/27, while left-arm spinner Hirsch claimed 3/47 after recovering strongly from a costly start.The entire Afghanistan team was bowled out for 194 runs in 24.5 overs.
Shabman Gul Leads India’s chase.
Despite the loss, India showed lightness of the target. Rohit Sharma For 16 after a brisk opening stand.Player of the match Shubman Gill chased down an unbeaten 84 off 66 balls with the help of 11 fours and two sixes. He first shared a 70-run partnership with Ishan Kishan, who scored 34, before KL Rahul’s unbeaten 39 off just 19 balls helped India win in 22.5 overs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Gayle praised the debutants after the match, saying their ability to pull things back in the middle overs was “very impressive”.But while Gayle’s match-winning knock and the debutants’ exploits on the field stole the headlines, it was Nitish’s touching exchange with his mother that provided the most memorable moment of the day.
