With the century at Melbourne on Day 3 of the fourth Test, the youngster Nitish Reddy became the first Indian batter to ever achieve the feat against Australia, coming at Number 8. Reddy walked in when India was struggling at 191 for 6 wickets. He, who had been added to the squad as a bowling all-rounder, showcased his batting skills, becoming an important run contributor down the order. After a short drama of dismissals, Reddy finally completed his maiden Test ton, hitting a boundary to the long-on off Scott Boland. With that, he not only surpassed Anil Kumble's record of having the highest run at 8 but also became the first Indian batter to smack a ton there. Highest score for an Indian batter against Australia, at 8 or below: No Batter Field Score Year 1 Nitish Reddy Melbourne 105* 2024 2 Anil Kumble Adelaide 87 2008 3 Ravindra Jadeja Sydney 81 2019 4 Kiran More Melbourne 67* 1991 5 Shardul Thakur Brisbane 67 2021 Read also: Why India Chose Nitish Kumar Reddy for Boxing Day Test Nitish became the third-youngest Centurian against Australia The 21-year-old Nitish Reddy not only has been picture-perfect but has been the third youngest to get a ton against Australia. The legendary Sachin Tendulkar still holds the record of being the youngest, achieving it in 1992 in Sydney when he was just 18 years old. A lot of backlash came when the Indian management decided to have Reddy on the team. Not only that, the team decided to bench Shubhman Gill and not Reddy to fit in Washington Sundar in the fourth Test. Even if both were not rightly used, they shone with the bat when India needed them the most. With more than a hundred-run partnership (129), the duo stabilized the Indian batting when the stalwarts failed. Notably, Reddy has the lowest percentage of false shots (15%) according to CricViz. Youngest Indian to score a century at Australia: No Batter Age Place Year 1 Sachin Tendulkar 18y 256d Sydney 1992 2 Rishabh Pant 21y 92d Sydney 2019 3 Nitish Reddy 21y 216d Melbourne 2024 4 Dattu Phadkar 22y 46d Adelaide 1948 Throughout the series, Reddy has amassed 282* runs at an average of almost 70. After Day 3's play, Reddy stood not out at 105 along with Mohammad Siraj (2*), with India trailing by 116 runs.