IND vs AUS: Gill’s century powers India’s reply on day three
The HinduShubman Gill bowed to the crowd as he gloved a sweep off a Todd Murphy length ball down the leg to reach his second Test century - first on home soil - on Saturday. Featuring in his 15th Test, the 23-year-old remained calm and and put up three 50-plus stands - with captain Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli, who scored his first half-century in 16 innings - to lead India’s gritty reply to Australia’s 480. After picking up 65 runs in the first session, Gill had to slow down a bit against a disciplined Aussie bowling attack, and even survived Nathan Lyon review for a leg-before. His departure, however, did not spoil India’s chances as Kohli took the innings forward with a rock-solid knock, and stitched a 44-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja as India inched closer to the 300-run mark. Shrugging off jitters, Kohli took things in his stride as the day progressed and frustrated the Aussie bowlers, making sure the side didn’t fumble after Gill’s heroics.