Gill has been receiving plenty of criticism for his performances in the
shortest format for India of late shut mouths of critics. Often categorised
as the ‘future of Indian batting’, Shubman Gill proved that he does belong
to the T20 internationals, scoring his maiden century in the format in the
3rd and final T20I of the series against New Zealand. Gill, who had
famously scored a double hundred in the ODIs against the Kiwis earlier,
reached the triple-digit score in the shortest format for the first time in
his career. Gill completed his century in just 54 balls, becoming the 5th
Indian to score a T20I hundred.Gill, who ended his innings at 126, has now registered the highest score
for an Indian in T20 internationals. Earlier, Virat Kohli held the record
for scoring the highest-score for an Indian in T20Is. Kohli had scored an
unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup. Gill surpassed him in the
match against the Kiwis.
With someone like Prithvi Shaw waiting on the bench, former India
cricketer Gautam Gambhir had said that Gill’s “basic game” doesn’t suit the
shortest format as much as Shaw’s does.
shortest format for India of late shut mouths of critics. Often categorised
as the ‘future of Indian batting’, Shubman Gill proved that he does belong
to the T20 internationals, scoring his maiden century in the format in the
3rd and final T20I of the series against New Zealand. Gill, who had
famously scored a double hundred in the ODIs against the Kiwis earlier,
reached the triple-digit score in the shortest format for the first time in
his career. Gill completed his century in just 54 balls, becoming the 5th
Indian to score a T20I hundred.Gill, who ended his innings at 126, has now registered the highest score
for an Indian in T20 internationals. Earlier, Virat Kohli held the record
for scoring the highest-score for an Indian in T20Is. Kohli had scored an
unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup. Gill surpassed him in the
match against the Kiwis.
With someone like Prithvi Shaw waiting on the bench, former India
cricketer Gautam Gambhir had said that Gill’s “basic game” doesn’t suit the
shortest format as much as Shaw’s does.