India's Gill repays faith with sublime test hundred

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AHMEDABAD, India : India opener Shubman Gill's growing reputation as an all-format player got another boost on Saturday as he hit an elegant hundred in the fourth and final test against Australia.Opener KL Rahul's prolonged slump in form opened the door for Gill, who was picked for the second half of the

AHMEDABAD, India : India opener Shubman Gill's growing reputation as an all-format player got another boost on Saturday as he hit an elegant hundred in the fourth and final test against Australia.

His selection followed his sizzling form in white-ball cricket, with four hundreds in his previous seven international knocks. Those centuries included a 208 in a one-dayer and an unbeaten 126 in a T20 International - both against New Zealand. "There wasn't much help for the bowlers ," Gill told reporters after registering his second test hundred.The 23-year-old, who already has a century in each of the three international formats, lent grace to that grind as he unfurled a series of silken cover drives, displaying the kind of lazy elegance typical of batting greats.

 

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