Shubman Gill scored his first test century in India, his second overall, on day three of the final test against Australia in Ahmedabad.
Gill reached his century on his 193rd ball at the crease as he swept Todd Murphy over short fine leg for four before being congratulated by his batting partner Cheteshwar Pujara and the rest of the team in the dugout. He acknowledged the crowd’s cheers with a bow.
The right-hander was brought into the side after the second test, replacing the out-of-form KL Rahul who mustered just 38 runs in his three innings this series.
India, thanks to Gill and contributions from Rohit Sharma and Pujara have made a good start in their first innings in the face of Australia’s 480 on what appears to be the friendliest batting surface of the series.
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Gill, who took his international hundreds tally to seven with this knock, was eventually dismissed lbw by Nathan Lyon for 128. He did review the decision but it was unsuccessful and India were three down with 245 on the board.
The burden now falls on Kohli and his new partner Ravindra Jadeja to get their team within touching distance of Australia’s total while also leaving enough time in the game to force a result. India do hold a 2-1 lead in the series so a draw would be enough to win the series, having already retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Well played Shubman Gill. Test century number 2 and counting. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) March 11, 2023
Highest individual score for India in 2023:
Test – Gill (128)
ODI – Gill (208)
T20I – Gill (126)Domination of Shubman Gill.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 11, 2023
‘Lambi race ka ghoda’ is a term used in the cricketer community for players who show potential of having a very long career. Shubman Gill looks like a ‘Lambi race ka ghoda’ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 11, 2023
A standing ovation for Shubman Gill from the crowd. pic.twitter.com/N5KtniM6mA
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 11, 2023
Don’t know how many Gill would get in his career or how consistent he will be. But his mere presence at the crease like he owns the turf will forever keep the opposition nervous.
Gill and Pant in a Test batting lineup will ensure no captain feels safe while declaring 3rd innings— Arani Basu (@AraniBasuTOI) March 11, 2023
An absolute classy innings by Shubman Gill. He’s already a super star, and has a longgg career ahead of him! #INDvAUS
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) March 11, 2023
Fantastic hundred and counting for shubman gill. But this is where the real test starts. In the field for close to 2 days and now batted close to 220 deliveries. Fatigue will start to kick in and he needs to dig deep to get a daddy hundred! #BGT2023
— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) March 11, 2023
We must protect Shubman Gill at all costs
— Kishor (@kishor_nr) March 11, 2023
At the risk of breaking cricket Twitter in India, why was KL Rahul picked ahead of Shubman Gill for the first two Tests? Gill’s going to break the spirit of a lot of bowlers in the next decade. #INDvAUS
— Andrew Wu (@wutube) March 11, 2023