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Shubman Gill registers second Test century, Virat Kohli’s reaction is pure gold. cricket news

March 11, 2023
Bharat Times

Shubman Gill He scored his second century in the longest format of the game on the third day of the fourth Test against Australia. Gill got a chance to open together in the third test in Indore Rohit SharmaWith the decision to leave the team management KL Rahul, due to his poor form. Gill didn’t manage to make the most of his outing in the third Test but stepped up and delivered in Ahmedabad. The young opening batsman scored only his second century for India in red-ball cricket, sharing a partnership of over 100 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara For the third wicket.

Gill registered his maiden Test ton in the Bangladesh series but unfortunately lost out to KL Rahul in the later matches. However, after Rahul’s failure in the first few matches against Australia, Gill made his comeback in Indore and truly made it count in Ahmedabad.

As soon as Gill reached the three-figure score, the entire Indian camp stood up and applauded. However, a face that was clearly visible Virat Kohli‘S. The former India skipper had a big smile on his face as he clapped for Gill on reaching the milestone.

However, just after Gill’s century, India suffered a major setback as Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed LBW. Todd Murphy, At tea, India’s score was 188/2 in 63 overs, with Gill and Kohli in the middle.

The hosts still trail the Steve Smith-led side by 292 runs.

Gill (103 batting) and Cheteshwar Pujara (42) shared a 113-run partnership before he was trapped leg before by spinner Todd Murphy. Australia had scored 480 runs in their first innings.

Rohit Sharma was first dismissed for 35 off the last ball of the 21st over, ending a 74-run partnership between Gill and the India captain.

with PTI inputs

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