While Shubman Gill was reaching his fifth Test century, former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal was impressed by his composure and patience. On the third day of the first Test match between India and Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Gill silenced his detractors with an outstanding century. Tamim complimented Gill's commanding shots against the Bangladeshi bowlers and noted the composure he maintained throughout his innings. In the second innings, Gill produced an undefeated 119 off 176 balls, including 10 fours and 4 sixes.
"I think this is a calmness towards him. Even after reaching the hundred. Whatever balls he faced, there was always a calmness towards him. And I think he played some excellent shots. Played up a lovely, lovely innings. Yes, they're talking about Rishabh Pant, the sixes and the fours. But how well Gill has batted? I cannot forget the full shot that he played yesterday. It is unbelievable. And the drives and the calmness. The best part was the whole calmness. It seems to me I don't know him personally, but he seems to be a very calm man," Tamim told Jio Cinema.
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Tamim acknowledged Gill's celebration style which is also extremely calm and composed a quality or style which is totally different from the likes of Virat Kohli, who are really expressive with their emotions and have a roaring celebration style.
In their second innings, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant joined 167 runs off 217 balls, which enabled India to declare at 287/4. After being out of the game early in the first innings for a duck, Gill exuded confidence right away. After scoring a duck in the first innings, he went on to become the first Indian hitter to reach a hundred against Bangladesh. In his last four innings, Gill has scored two hundreds for India in the second innings.
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