Twitter Reactions: Shubman Gill lights up Ahmedabad with brilliant Ton against England in 3rd ODI

Twitter Reactions: Shubman Gill lights up Ahmedabad with brilliant Ton against England in 3rd ODI (Photo Source: BCCI/X)

India and England tussled in the third ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 12. After winning the toss, England invited India to bat first and sent skipper Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion inside the second over. Shubman Gill paired with Virat Kohli and stitched a 116-run stan for the second wicket. The right-handed batter had missed a deserving hundred in the second ODI but batted with grit in Ahmedabad.

He took on the English bowlers and smashed timely boundaries coupled with singles and doubles to build his innings. The young batter after spending the majority of the time in the middle looked cautious as he neared the triple-figure mark. He reached his century in the 32nd over and this was his seventh ODI hundred. Moreover, he this century also became his seventh at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

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The Punjab-born batter smashed 14 fours and three maximums on his way to his memorable ton. He was eventually picked by spinner Adil Rashid who cleaned him up with a wrong ‘un as Gill tried to play a sweep shot. At the time of his departure, India had found themselves in a solid position with 223 runs on board in 34.3 overs.

With the Ahmedabad heroics, Gill also became the first Indian player to score a century inthe  50th ODI and the quickest in terms of innings (50) to seven ODI centuries.

Hundred at a venue in all three formats

Faf du Plessis – Wanderers, Johannesburg
David Warner – Adelaide Oval
Babar Azam – National Stadium, Karachi
Quinton de Kock – Supersport Park, Centurion
Shubman Gill – Motera, Ahmedabad

Here’s how ‘X’ users reacted to Gill’s century: