Gill shows the way, India makes a resounding reply
Protagonist: Gill’s spectacular century kept India on course for a big total.
| Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
Shubman Gill bowed to the crowd as he gloved a sweep off a Todd Murphy length ball down the leg to reach his second Test century (128, 235b, 12x4, 1x6) — first on home soil — on Saturday.He took his helmet off, raised his bat and eventually India reach 289 for three on the third day of the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Composed inningsFeaturing in his 15th Test, the 23-year-old remained calm and and put on three 50-plus stands — with captain Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli who scored his first half-century (59 n.o., 128b, 5x4) in 16 innings — to lead India’s gritty reply to Australia’s 480.
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