India opener Shubman Gill has been on a song off late and though India preferred KL Rahul as the opener in the first two Tests of the ongoing four-match series against Australia, the Punjab lad has shown why he is the future of Indian cricket.
After scoring 21 and 5 in the third Test in Indore, which India lost in embarrassing fashion, Shubman Gill has silenced anyone who had doubts about his ability and his backers rejoiced as he struck his second Test century on day three of the ongoing Ahmedabad Test, his first in India.
Facing a stiff first-innings total of 480 set by Australia, India lost Rohit Sharma for 35 runs, but Gill and experienced Cheteshwar Pujara (42) added 113 runs for the second wicket to keep India on the path.
Gill was sublime in his strokeplay and reached the three-figure mark in 194 balls with 10 fours and one six to his name. He celebrated his century in his own style as he took a bow in front of an Ahmedabad crowd in the Narendra Modi stadium and raised his bat towards the dressing room.
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In the dugout, the Indian contingent stood up to applaud a sublime knock by Gill and one of them was former captain Virat Kohli, who clapped for the young opener and had a huge smile as he stood up to continue applauding.
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India, however, was delivered a big blow right after Gill scored his century as Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed LBW by Todd Murphy. At Tea, India stood at 188/2 63 overs, with Gill and Kohli in the middle.
(PTI inputs)
