Under-fire India batter Shubman Gill scored his third Test century, within the second innings of the primary Test in opposition to England on Day 3 in Vizag. Gill, whose place within the Indian workforce had come beneath risk, owing to a string of poor performances, reached the triple-digit rating, prompting an epic response from England nice Kevin Pietersen. The former England captain had backed Gill put an finish to his poor run of kind, and he was delighted to see the younger India star lastly doing it on Sunday.

Pietersen’s response got here in after he had given the instance of South Africa nice Jacques Kallis, asking followers to be affected person with Gill.

“Kallis averaged 22 in his first 10 Tests and turned out to be arguably the greatest player to play the game. Give @ShubmanGill time to find it please. He’s a serious player!,” Pietersen had posted on X (previously Twitter).

The put up on social media noticed many followers criticise Pietersen. But, as Gill scored his third Test century, the England nice stated, “Thank you, Shubman Gill”. Had Gill been dismissed early as soon as once more, the warmth on Pietersen would’ve intensified.

Thank you, @ShubmanGill  https://t.co/uZNRFHh5Mv

— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) February 4, 2024

Gill rode his luck to succeed in to the triple-digit rating. Resuming their second innings at 28 for no loss, India scored 102 runs within the session with the lack of Rohit Sharma (12), Yashasvi Jaiswal (17), Shreyas Iyer (29) and Rajat Patidar (9).

Gill survived two shut DRS calls in successive overs quickly after his arrival into the center to put up his first fifty-plus rating in 13 innings.

Gill and Shreyas Iyer, each struggling for runs, discovered themselves within the center and ended up sharing an 81-run stand off 112 balls.

The India quantity three was tentative in the beginning and Anderson’s accuracy made him look extra susceptible. Gill first survived a detailed lbw name off Tom Hartley with the TV umpiring overturning the on-field resolution after recognizing an inside edge that the batter himself was unsure about.

In the following over, an incoming ball from Anderson thudded into Gill’s knee roll and on this event umpire’s name saved Gill.

It appeared that was the stroke of luck that Gill desperately wanted as he grew in confidence from thereon.

With PTI inputs