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23-year-old Shubman Gill is currently in the prime of his career. After a cracking double-century in the first ODI of the ongoing series against New Zealand in Hyderabad, the Punjab-born cricketer touched the triple-digit mark again when he scored his fourth ODI century at Holkar Cricket on Tuesday, January 24. Indore Stadium.
Batting first, Indian openers Gill and Rohit Sharma did not give any space to the Kiwi bowlers and started hitting boundaries right from the start. Courtesy of their electric start, the Men in Blue scored 82 runs in the Powerplay and ultimately set the tone for the match.
Gill, who often takes a while to settle down in the middle, was not shy about hitting boundaries and quickly brought up his half-century. Later, he wreaked havoc and converted it into his fourth ODI century, achieving the mark in just 71 deliveries.
However, Kiwi bowler Blair Tickner got the better of him after a glorious century. The opener mistimed the ball while attempting an aerial shot as the ball went straight to Devin Conway. Still, he gave a perfect start, setting the right tone for the middle-order batsmen to build on the innings.
IndiaOn the other hand, captain Rohit Sharma scored a century off 83 balls. Like Shubman, he was outstanding from the beginning. The 35-year-old recently got off to a good start, but couldn’t convert it into three-figure scores. However, he finally made it count in the third ODI as opener Michael Bracewell registered his 30th century in the 50-over format before being dismissed.
Nevertheless, Twitter users were delighted to see the batting masterclass from India’s openers. Heading into the ODI World Cup, this will surely boost the confidence of the players as Team India will lift their first ICC trophy in 10 years.
Here’s how Twitter responded –
Shubman Gill’s glorious form continues in ODI cricket#INDvNZ | ๐: https://t.co/xoiYn9WEgR pic.twitter.com/XObdobmfQf
โ ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2023
Shubman Gill gets his 4๏ธโฃ ODI century, 3๏ธโฃ this year and it’s still only January. ๐คฏ
๐ธ: BCCI #PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/eyEkjiijYl
โ Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 24, 2023
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! Shubman Gill scored his 3rd century of 2023.
๐ He has already completed 600 runs in total this year!
๐ท BCCI โข #Shubmangil #INDvNZ #NZvIND #TeamIndia #Indian Army pic.twitter.com/FULY48hiko
โ The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) January 24, 2023
GIL GIL!!! You are beauty ๐ค @Shubmangil congratulations @ImRo45 Almost time you scored your 30th ton ๐ช Well done Mundio!!! Give the wheel ๐ฎ๐ณ #IndiaVs New Zealand
โ Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) January 24, 2023
Shubman Gill in ODIs from 2022:
64(53), 43(49), 98*(98), 82*(72), 33(34), 130(97), 3(7), 28(26), 49(57), 50(65 , 45*(42), 13(22), 70(60), 21(12), 116(97), 208(149), 40*(53) and 112(78) pic.twitter.com/j3QXZfx3iM
โ Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 24, 2023
Both Shubman and Rohit are scoring centuries today ๐ค pic.twitter.com/vO7Ww0x9mE
โ Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) January 24, 2023
Another 100+ from Future Star Shubman Gill ๐ฅ๐ฅ#Shubmangil #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/J1FM8dWfwY
โ Amreen๐ โก (@Amreen_Srkian) January 24, 2023
Shubman Gill equaled Babar Azam’s record for most runs in a three-match ODI series. Shubman scored 360 runs in this series!! Take a bow, Shubman ๐๐ #INDvNZ
โ Rabindra Bisht Ravindra Bisht ๐ฎ๐ณ (@RavindraBishtUk) January 24, 2023
Shubman serial Gill ๐๐ฅ#IndvsNZ pic.twitter.com/AOaq9a8OkK
โ Rajesh (@rajesh_jd_) January 24, 2023
Good luck Gill. Enough said!
We are looking forward to a glorious future of Indian batting, guys! ๐๐ฎ๐ณโ Sohini M. (@metermaniac) January 24, 2023
Shubman Gill scored 112 off just 78 balls with 13 fours and 5 sixes. Another outstanding innings from Gill, he is currently on a different level.
Nice knock, Gill.
โ Crickcom (@deepans23952324) January 24, 2023
30th ODI century for Rohit Sharma and 4th 100 for Shubman Gill – what a great opening stand ๐ฎ๐ณโค๏ธ#RohitSharma ll #Shubmangil #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/9w8L4Jfr1f
โ Purohit_Yashwant (@PurohitYasi17) January 24, 2023
I saw this one. It’s a classic.
Virat Kohli x Shubman Gill Ft. Short-arm jab.
๐ธ: Disney + Hotstar pic.twitter.com/WYx1yCOCOz
โ CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 24, 2023
I have been saying for the last 3-4 years, Shubman Gill is going to be the next face of world cricket. He is currently batting with the current face of world cricket#INDvNZ
โ Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) January 24, 2023
Shubman Gill >>>>> Babar Azam
Keep crying! ๐โ Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) January 24, 2023
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