Last Update: January 18, 2023, 4:13 PM IST
Shubman Gill hit his third century in ODIs (BCCI photo)
In the 30th over, Gill scored a maximum of 99 runs off Mitchell Santner and registered triple figures with a single.
Just a few weeks ago, ahead of the Sri Lanka ODI, the Indian team management took a bold decision. He benched Ishan Kishan, who had scored a double century in Bangladesh, and brought back Shubman Gill, saying the latter had done nothing wrong to be benched and should be given a fair number of chances. The Punjab batsman grabbed the opportunity with both hands, scoring a century in the final game of the series and followed it up with another hundred in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Wednesday. it was his 3rdthird ODI century which came in 19 innings of his career.
Once again, Gill and Rohit Sharma got India off to a flying start by adding 60 runs for the first wicket. However, the dismissal of the captain gave the Kiwis a slight edge. after the quick dismissal of Virat Kohli And Ishan Kishan, the onus to propel the innings finally fell on the shoulders of the young Indian opener, who scored another fifty along with Suryakumar Yadav.
in 30th In this over, Gill reached a maximum of 99 off Mitchell Santner and registered triple figures with a single. The crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad gave the youngster a standing ovation while social media was flooded with appreciation posts.
Here’s how netizens reacted:
Shubman Gill is a priceless talent 💯 👏 – Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 18, 2023
Shubman Gill’s best format is undoubtedly ODI. Back to back hundreds for that. With over 18 overs left there is an opportunity to make it big. #indvnz— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) January 18, 2023
Join Shubman Gill! Back to back hundreds! Simply awesome. All classes. #INDvNZ— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) January 18, 2023
Shubman Gill is a much better batsman than Babar Azam 🇮🇳💯- Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) January 18, 2023
Shubman Gill completed 1000 runs in ODIs in just 19 innings, the least number of innings taken by a player India Batsman for the milestone. Globally only Fakhar Zaman (18 innings) has been able to reach 1000 runs before Gill. special talent. #indvnz— Mazhar Arshad (@MazharArshad) January 18, 2023
Earlier, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in the first match of the ODI series against New Zealand. After winning the toss, Rohit talked about including left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan in the playing XI along with fast bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur. The trio come in for the injured Shreyas Iyer as well as KL Rahul and Akshar Patel who are unavailable due to personal reasons.
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