Star Indian batter Shubman Gill produced a scorching hundred against England in the third ODI, on February 12 (Wednesday) further solidifying that he loved to play in Ahmedabad. In front of a crowded Narendra Modi stadium, Gill hammered the England bowlers, reaching his hundred in just 95 balls. In the format, this was Gill's seventh hundred. With an 87 in the opening game and a 60 in Cuttack, The Indian vice-captain has been the Men in Blue's most reliable batter in the current series.
Rohit Sharma was dismissed for just one run, so the 25-year-old had some early work to do. Early on, Gill and Kohli, the former being the aggressive pair, withstood the storm from the England pacers. Gill and Kohli began to drift apart. Atkinson and Joe Root were still leaking runs at the other end. With a spectacular boundary off Adil Rashid, Gill would get his fifty and reach the milestone in fifty-one balls. As India's momentum remained after Kohli fell, Gill changed tactics and kept hitting the boundaries. Gill became the fastest hitter in ODI history to reach 2500 runs during his performance.
Gill creates big record
At the Narendra Modi Stadium, Gill scored his first century in ODIs on Wednesday. As a result, Gill currently has 100 in every game format at this venue. In addition, he has a fantastic IPL record at the venue, scoring 953 runs with three hundred in 18 games. Gill has become the fifth cricketer and the first Indian to score a century across all three formats at a single venue. He has joined the list with Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Babar Azam, and Quinton de Kock. He is also the first Indian player to score a century in his 50th ODI game.
Players to score centuries in all three format at a single venue
- Faf du Plessis (Wanderers, Johannesburg)
- David Warner (Adelaide Oval)
- Babar Azam (National Stadium, Karachi)
- Quinton de Kock (Supersport Park, Centurion)
- Shubman Gill (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)
Gill's century helps India post 356
Gill smashed an astonishing century and along with fifties from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, the hosts managed to post a massive total of 356 runs. India are leading the series 2-0 and will be eyeing to clean-sweep the English side. This would be a major confidence boost for the Men in Blue ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025. They are already dealing with Jasprit Bumrah's missing out on the mega tournament and this kind of performance from batters only get more crucial.