Shubman Gill’s century consisted of 5 sixes

Gill managed to land Anderson's balls over the ropes

Gill trusts his instincts a lot more now: Zaheer

India’s lead in the fifth test against England has already exceeded 200 runs. All 5 top order batsmen managed to score more than 50 runs. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill managed to score centuries. 

Shubman Gill’s century consisted of 5 sixes. The youngster was flamboyant and even managed to land swing bowler James Anderson’s balls over the ropes. Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan made some observations in this regard when he was in the commentary box. “So good to see Gill playing his natural game. In the first Test, he batted with such a defensive mindset, almost went into a shell, but from there, the way he has grown in confidence is just tremendous. It’s a collective effort. What about the shot he played off James Anderson. It’s not an easy stroke to play. He was out of his crease when he lofted it. Now remember, if he doesn’t get it right, he can come in for criticism for playing that stroke, but the fact that he executed it so well, just shown he trusts his instincts a lot more now. The conditions are slightly better for batting here. So Anderson must be thinking ‘hmm… come to England and I’ll show you,” Zaheer remarked.