Star India batter Shubman Gill mentioned former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh had advised him to bat by means of, as soon as he was properly set.
The advice paid off as Gill smashed his maiden ODI hundred throughout the third match in opposition to Zimbabwe.
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Gill hammered 130 off 97 balls with the assistance of 15 boundaries and one six. India registered a 13-run win and a 3-0 sequence sweep in opposition to Zimbabwe.
His innings earned him appreciation from a number of former gamers, together with Yuvraj.
“I just met him (Yuvraj) before coming to Zimbabwe and he just told me that you’re batting well and just go there and when you’re set, look to bat through,” Gill mentioned in a video uploaded by BCCI.
“I was telling him ‘100 nahi aa raha’ (I’m not getting that hundred). And his reply was ‘don’t worry, it’ll come’.”
Gill had scored 98 not out within the earlier sequence in opposition to West Indies. He turned the third youngest Indian to rating an ODI century overseas after Yuvraj and Virat Kohli.
“It was a good wicket to bat on, I got your company and luck was in my favour and it was important for me to make the most of the opportunity ad I am happy I did that,” Gill mentioned.
Zimbabwe batter Sikandar Raza additionally produced particular innings of 115 off 95 balls to nearly taking his group to victory earlier than Gill took a sensational catch within the deep as India emerged victorious by 13 runs.
“The game was pretty tight. We didn’t expect the game to go this deep but this is what cricket is about,” he mentioned.
“When the ball went in the air, first I was thinking, ‘ok, it’s going to come to me at an easy pace’. But the ball was dipping and I was like ‘it shouldn’t fall down’. So I just dived to take the catch.”
(Inputs from PTI)
