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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy produced one of the most wholesome moments of the day following India’s victory over Afghanistan in the opening ODI in Dharamsala, briefly pausing his post-match press conference to attend a phone call from his mother.The light-hearted episode quickly won hearts, with the BCCI<\/a> sharing a video of the interaction on social media with the caption: \u201cThe post-match presser can wait but a call from Mom simply cannot.\u201d Nitish, who was answering questions from reporters after India’s seven-wicket victory, suddenly received a call from his mother. The youngster politely picked up the phone, telling her that he would call back in five minutes before apologising to the journalist for the interruption, drawing smiles all 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.WATCH:<\/span><\/p>\n Playing in a rain-curtailed 25-overs-per-side contest, India elected to bowl first and reduced Afghanistan to 26\/3.However, Rahmanullah Gurbaz launched a stunning counterattack, smashing a brilliant century and sharing a 116-run stand with skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, who contributed 27.Nitish struck two key blows, dismissing centurion Gurbaz and veteran all-rounder Mohammed Nabi, finishing with figures of 2\/31 from four overs.The star performers with the ball, however, were debutants Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey. Gurnoor impressed with figures of 3\/27, while left-arm spinner Harsh claimed 3\/47 after recovering strongly from an expensive start.Afghanistan were eventually bowled out for 194 in 24.5 overs.<\/p>\nNitish Reddy chips in as debutants shine
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