India vs Australia 2023

Sunil Gavaskar conveys special message to Shubman Gill after his second Test century against Australia

Gill had scored his first Test century on home soil.

Mar 12, 2023 12:27 pm

Shubman Gill scored an electric 128 off 235 balls with 12 fours and one six. He led India’s second innings with the bat as India ended on 289-3 on Day 3. Gill held the Indian innings together as the other batters batted around him. Rohit Sharma looked good but threw his wicket away after scoring 35 off 58 balls with three fours and one six.

Cheteshwar Pujara scored a watchful 42 off 121 balls with three fours. Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 59 off 128 balls at the end of Day 3. Ravindra Jadeja was unbeaten on 16 off 54 balls with one six. Sunil Gavaskar after the end of days play, said that he hoped Gill would be able to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15000 runs in Test cricket. Gill produced a 113-run partnership off 248 balls with Pujara. The man from Punjab suffered from cramps towards the end of his innings. He was dismissed lbw by Nathan Lyon.

I learnt to play according to the situation of the game – Shubman Gill

“I hope that your century count goes very high and wish you go on to get 8000, 10,000, 12,000 or even 15,000 runs, Sunil Gavaskar said to Gill at the end of the day’s play. Gill also talked about how he constructed his innings when Australia were keeping it tight with the ball. “During those phases, you have to remind yourself that these are just passing phases, and if you stick to your process, boundaries would come soon. You just cannot afford to lose patience, you have to play according to situation,” Gill said during a post-match interview on Star Sports.

India batted well at Ahmedabad on a pitch which had the best batting conditions throughout the series. The pitches at Nagpur, Delhi and Indore have catered more to the spinners. Ahmedabad had hosted the 2021 England Tests as well. The conditions carried a stark difference then. The conditions were conducive to spin. Against Australia, the pitch was well rolled and it was a good wicket to bat on.

Gill talked about how he had altered his batting approach after returning from injury in 2022 and he was reaping the benefits now. The right-handed batter scored his maiden Test century against Bangladesh in 2022 and has also consistently delivered for India in the ODI format as well.