Shubman Gill slams fourth Test hundred, surpasses 4,000 FC runs
Shubman Gill has brought up his fourth Test hundred as he reached the mark on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth and final Test against England in Dharamsala. The youngster played with great intent as he ended up scoring 110 off 150 balls (12 fours, 5 sixes). This was his second hundred of the ongoing series as he has raced past 4,000 First-Class runs.
Another stellar effort from Gill
Gill arrived to bat in the final session of the opening day. He backed his attacking game and played some fine shots. He particularly went big after spinners and walked back unbeaten on 26. Gill continued to bat well on Day 2 as he added 171 runs with fellow centurion Rohit Sharma (103). The former, however, yet against fell to James Anderson.
Fourth hundred in Test cricket
This was overall Gill's fourth hundred in Test cricket and a third one at home. Playing his 25th Test, he is closing in on 1,500 Test runs (currently 1,492). The tally also includes six fifties. Gill has raced to 592 runs against England in Test cricket, averaging 37 (100: 2, 50s: 3). He has completed 452 runs in the ongoing series, averaging 56.50.
His run in the ongoing series
Gill missed out on the series opener as he managed scores worth 23 and 0. The youngster bounced back in the second game and scored 34 and 104. After bagging a duck in the third innings of the fourth Test, he made 91 in his second outing. Gill managed 38 and 52* in the preceding game in Ranchi. He has now completed another hundred.
4,000 FC runs for Gill
With his 76th run in the game, Gill completed 4,000 runs in First-Class cricket (now 4,034). Playing his 52nd game in the format, the star batter averages over 49 in the format as the tally includes 12 tons and 18 fifties. His numbers significantly come down in Tests as he averages 35.52 in India whites. Nevertheless, he has been on a rise lately.
How has the match proceeded?
Batting first, England started well and were going along fine at 175/3 before India triggered a collapse (218/10). Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin shared nine scalps. Zak Crawley made 79. In reply, centuries from Gill and Rohit have powered the hosts past 280. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also contributed with a fiery 57. Notably, Rohit's team is 3-1 up in the series.
