NEW DELHI: Centurion Shubman Gill on Thursday labelled his 101 not out against Bangladesh in India’s Champions Trophy opener in Dubai as ‘one of his most satisfying innings’.
Gill put up a masterclass as his 8th ODI ton powered India to an easy six-wicket win in the Group A fixture.
Chasing 229 for victory, Gill struck a solid 129-ball 101 not out laced with 9 fours and a couple of sixes.
Alongside Gill, skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul also scored 41 each as India chased down the target with 21 balls to spare.
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“Definitely (it was) one of my most satisfying innings that I’ve played and my first century in an ICC event so very satisfying and very happy with the way I performed,” Player of the Match Gill said in the post-match ceremony.
“When myself and Rohit bhai went out there, cutting the ball wasn’t that easy because the balls outside the off (stump) weren’t coming onto the bat. So I thought of using my feet to even the fast bowlers when I’m trying to go over the circle,” he said.
“When the when the spinners came on me and Virat bhai were talking about in the middle that it’s not easy to score signals off the front foot,” he added.
After the sublime effort, Gill highlighted that he was asked to finish off the match.
“At one point there was a bit of pressure on us and the message was sent from outside (that) I have to try to be at the end and that’s what I tried to do,” he said.
With the win, India scored 2 points and sit second in Group A behind New Zealand.
India play their next match against arch-rivals Pakistan on 23rd February.
