Shubman Gill’s recent form promises well for the Indian cricket team, who will host the ODI World Cup in a few months. On Tuesday, the youthful opener blasted 112 against New Zealand in Indore, his fourth ODI tonne in 21 appearances. He is now averaging 73.76 in the 50-over format. Gill’s 112-run innings in Indore matched Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s record of scoring the joint-most runs (360) in a three-match ODI series. Gill also has a lot of Test experience.
Shubman was asked to choose between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in a video interview that aired on Star Sports on Tuesday. Shubman, who is 23 years old, responded.: “I think Virat Bhai because…Sachin sir is the reason why I started playing cricket because my dad was his huge fan. When he retired, I was too young to understand cricket. By the time I started to understand cricket a little more, I would say Virat bhai because I have learnt a lot from him as a batter.”
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In the third One-Day International, Rohit Sharma struck his first ODI century in three years, while Shubman Gill continued his blistering run to lead India to 385 for nine. The two put on a ferocious 212-run opening stand, with Rohit (101 off 85 balls) reaching three figures for the first time since January 2020. Gill (112 off 78 balls) scored his fourth ODI century.
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On the eve of the match, Rahul Dravid joked that bowlers don’t want to bowl as soon as they arrive in Indore because of the batter-friendly conditions. The batting legend had a valid argument. Even during the chase, New Zealand hitters had a field day, with Devon Conway scoring a century.
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