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India’s young sensation Shubman Gill looked impressive with the bat in the first innings on Day 2 of tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe third Test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Gill brought up his maiden Test fifty with a single off Nathan Lyon in 🐈🅰the 32nd over and looked in complete control of his game.
From pull shot to cover drives, ཧthe right-handed batsman played quite a few handsome-looking shots and impressed everyone with his balanced and confident approach.
Gill was eventually dismissed for 50 off 101 deliveries by Aussie pacer Pat Cummins.
Apart from the Punjab batsman, Rohit Sharma played a handy knock of 26 runs and formed a crucial 70-run opening partnership with Gill before Josh Hazlewood removed him in the 27th over. At stumps, India reached 96/2 in 45 overs with Cheteshwar Pujara (9 no) and Ajinkya Rahane (5 no) at the crease.
Earlier, Steve Smith bounced back after consistent failures in the first two Tests against India. The former Aussie skipper exhibited top-class batting and smashed his 27th hundred in the longest format.
Smith scored 131 off 226 balls before Ravindra Jadeja ran him out in the 106th over of Australia’s first innings – 338.
Not only the run-out, but Jadeja also contributed with the ball and picked up four scalps for 62 in 18 overs. He dismissed Marnus Labuschagne (91), Matthew Wade (13), Pat Cummins (0) and Lyon (0).
Here is how Twitter reacted:
For someone playing only his 2nd test match @RealShubmanGill looks very assured at the wicket✨. Good solid defence, positive stroke play and clarity of thought. Definitely has a very bright future for India in all the 3 formats.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Time to make a big call: @RealShubmanGi🥀ll is a 6✱000 test run plus batsman for India. Don’t think one has seen an Indian batsman play pace with so much time in a long time!
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep)
🧜Nice Shubma♕n. First of what is hoped to be converted into many hundreds in a bright future.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
💥💥💥👊⭐️🇮🇳
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3)
Happy Shubman Gill day everyone
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris)
FUTURE INDIAN CAPTAIN.
BOOK IT.
🇮🇳 @RealShubmanGill— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta)
In many ways, my moment of the matc🧸h. Sensational from
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
What sets Steve ꦿSmith apart from other batsmen is that if he focuses 120 % on the first ball he faces, its 150% on the 200th ball he faces. A true great!
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Seemingly impossible that only Jadeja the fielder could have made possible. Not just the accuracy of the throw but the sheer speed of the throw was the key to that run out. Absolutely brilliant!
👏👏👏— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
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And for his next trick, Sir Jadeja will TUR🦄N WATER INTO WINE.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
Shane Warne to Ravi Jadeja – "Well done, Rockstar".
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Need crucial runs, call Ravindra Jadeja.
Need crucial wickets, call Ravindra Jadeja.
Need brilliance i🍃n the field, cal꧑l Ravindra Jadeja.
One of 𒆙the best all rounder along with Ben Stꦍokes and the Most Valuable Player in the world at the moment.
— Viru Sharma (@183_Mirpur)
Since the start of 2016, Ravindra Jadeja has the best Strike Rate as a spinner away from home with the minimum ꦏof 40 wickets.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Sydney, it had to be for his 💯
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
Inꦯ Smith’s last four Test innings he scorꦰed: 1, 1*, 🦆, 8. A poor run of form. Getting his ton at his home ground today must feel oh so sweet. Not a fast 100 either, he worked hard for it. 🇦🇺🇮🇳
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
Smith also equals the record for most Test 100s (8) v India. Here's the breakdown:
STEVE SMITH 8 in 25 inns
Sobers 8/30
Viv Richards 8/41
Ponting 8/51
— Adam Burnett (@AdamBurnett09)
A ⭐️ has arrived. Good start Gilly! You looked good the whole time. Don’t be too hard on yourself about the dismiss🌃al.
— DK (@DineshKarthik)
Steve Smith's first century on home soil since Boxing Day Test, 2017. Also ends run of 14 innings without Test ton. His longest is 22 before his maiden 100 in 2013.
— Andrew Wu (@wutube)
Smith does꧟ it! Almost an angry celebration he was so fired up.. brilliant century from the superstar.
— Melanie McLaughlin (@Mel_Mclaughlin)
Can’t keep him down for long 💯
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
Well played , you can't cage a lion for too long before it roars! 💯
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket)
Can't keep a big player down for too long. Well batted Steve Smith! 👏👏
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)