Shubman Gill hit career’s second ODI century, showed strong game against Sri Lanka
Right-handed batsman Shubman Gill has scored his second ODI century of his career. He showed a strong game against Sri Lanka. He was selected ahead of Ishan Kishan and managed to score a century in the third match.
Right-handed batsman Shubman Gill has scored his second ODI century of his career. When he scored a century against Zimbabwe, it was not valued much, but when he scored a century against Sri Lanka’s excellent bowling attack, everyone praised him. He was selected ahead of Ishan Kishan and managed to score a century in the third match.
Shubman Gill completed his century in 89 balls with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes. During this his strike rate was 112.36. Shubman Gill completed his half-century in 52 balls. On the next 37 balls, he reached the century by scoring the remaining 48 runs. It shows that he knows how to build an innings and believes in batting without breaking the rhythm.
Let us tell you that in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, when India introduced Shubman Gill in place of Ishaan Kishan as an opener, everyone raised questions, because Ishaan Kishan scored twice in his last ODI against Bangladesh. Had scored a century, but captain Rohit Sharma had asked to back Shubman Gill.
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Shubman Gill scored 70 runs in 60 balls in the first match and was dismissed after scoring 21 runs in 12 balls in the second match. Even when the team won the series, there was talk of bringing back Ishaan Kishan. However, the captain and coach backed Shubman Gill and he proved that he is a horse for the long haul. He is now playing in all three formats.