 "Shubman Gill: 'First time my father is watching me play, hope he is proud of my effort'")
Shubman Gill was a proud man after scoring his fourth Test hundred on Day 2 of the Dharamsala Test against England on Friday and hoped his father would have been equally proud of the batter’s knock. Gill smashed 110 off 150 balls to bring up his fourth century in Test cricket and forged a 171-run partnership with captain Rohit Sharma, who also scored a hundred (103) to put India in the driver’s seat.
India were 473/8 at Stumps on Day 2 and lead England by 255 after the visitors were bundled out for 218 on Day 1.
Kuldeep Yadav (27) and Jasprit Bumrah (19) were still at the crease when the action on Day 2 came to an end. The pick of the bowlers for England was Shoaib Bashir who took four wickets.
Gill, however, fell to James Anderson, who is now just one scalp away from 700-wicket mark. Before being bowled by the pacer, Gill also smashed the veteran for a six in only the fourth over of the day. Gill later revealed that it was his strategy to put pressure on Anderson and has no regrets that he missed out on an even bigger score.
“It was my first time that he’s (talking about his dad) watching me play (in an international game). It was his vision (to play Test cricket) and I’m hoping that he is proud of my effort today,” Gill said after the end of Day 2.
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View All“I thought the ball wasn’t doing much at that time and instinctively I wanted to go over the top (talking about the six he hit against Anderson) and put some pressure on him. I feel good every time I go out to bat and today I missed out on that ball (the one he got dismissed). I didn’t sight that ball properly, but I do feel good every time I go out to bat and hopefully I convert these starts into a big one.”
Gill also refused to reveal what Rohit told him after he hit Anderson for a six.
“I think it would be better for both of us to keep that chat between us.”
Gill’s father Lakhwinder Singh, who was in the stands of the HPCA Stadium on Friday, was seen celebrating his son’s century with utmost enthusiasm.
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