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'He should've been in Team India ahead of KL Rahul': Twitter erupts after Shubman Gill hammers 49-ball century in SMAT
The stormy innings by Gill comes after Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for India's tour of New Zealand and Bangladesh, scheduled after the T20 World Cup.
India cricketer Shubman Gill hit a match winning century to help Punjab win over Karnataka by nine runs, in the quarterfinal of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). Courtesy Gill's explosive knock of 126 runs off just 55 balls and half century by Anmolpreet Singh, Punjab scored a strong total of 225/4 in 20 overs. In reply, Karnataka lost their top three batters by the third over. The middle order and lower order did well to close in on the target but fell short eventually as they managed 216/6 in 20 overs.
The stormy innings by Gill comes after Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for India's tour of New Zealand and Bangladesh, scheduled after the T20 World Cup. The 23-year old was included in both the T20I (maiden call-up) and ODI squads for New Zealand tour and in the Test squad for the tour of Bangladesh. With the sensational hundred, the right handed batter has created a cause for his selection in the playing XI of upcoming tours.
Meanwhile, chasing the target of 226 runs, another star India cricketer Manish Pandey hit 45 runs off 29 balls, for his domestic team Karnataka. Abhinav Manohar scored a quickfire half century, striking at above 200 but couldn't prevent the loss. Blitzkrieg down the order by Manoj Bhandage who scored 25 runs off just 9 balls, could only narrow the margin of the loss.
Interestingly, Gill is yet to debut for the Men in Blue in the T20I format. He has played 12 ODIs and scored 579 runs at a fantastic average of 57.9. In Test cricket, the Punjab cricketer has played 11 matches and scored 579 runs at an average of 30.47. His knock of 91 runs in the fourth innings of the Gabba Test against Australia had helped him achieve overnight fame as Team India had broken the 32 years unbeaten streak of Australia at the venue, with a historic win.
