IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: Shubman Gill's Century Ends India's 7-Year Wait For This Milestone
NDTV
Shubman Gill overcame a lean patch to score a fine hundred as India reached 227 for six at tea on day three of the second Test against England to extend their lead.
Shubman Gill overcame a lean patch to score a fine hundred as India reached 227 for six at tea on day three of the second Test against England to extend their lead to 370 runs in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. For the unversed, Gill's knock in Visakhapatnam was the first hundred by an Indian batter at No. 3 since 2017 at home. Cheteshwar Pujara had scored the last hundred for India at No. 3 on home soil in a game against Sri Lanka in November 2017 in Nagpur.
India made 97 runs in the session courtesy an 89-run stand between Gill (104 off 147) and Axar Patel (45 off 84). R Ashwin (1 batting) was playing alongside home crowd favourite K S Bharat (6 batting) at the break.
There aren't any demons in the pitch and considering England's batting approach, India would want to bat for as long as possible and set a massive target for the visitors.
Gill stole the show with a third Test hundred but Axar also looked assured batting at number six. A back-foot punch followed by a cover drive off James Anderson at the start of the session set the tone for his innings.
Gill, who had completed his half century before lunch, continued to attack the spinners.
