IND vs ENG: 'Gill looked fantastic, very solid' - Ex-coach hails gritty hundred

NEW DELHI: Former India caput manager Ravi Shastri showered precocious praise connected Shubman Gill aft the young Indian batter notched up his seventh Test period connected a gripping archetypal time of the 2nd Test against England, describing it arsenic a "disciplined performance" wherever Gill "looked fantastic and precise solid.

"Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Gill, coming successful astatine No. 4, displayed singular poise and exertion to stay unbeaten connected 114 disconnected 216 balls, an innings studded with 12 boundaries. His knock, which helped India scope 310/5 astatine stumps, was his 2nd period successful arsenic galore matches aft a match-defining 147 astatine Headingley past week.

"Shubman Gill has worked hard connected his defence," said Shastri connected Sky Sports. "When helium past came to England, helium played with hard hands, pushed astatine the shot — a spot similar Virat Kohli.

But now, the apical manus is overmuch much successful control. He allows the shot to travel to him, trusts successful his defence, and has each the shots successful the publication erstwhile helium goes connected the attack."

Highlighting the captious 99-run unbeaten concern with Ravindra Jadeja (41*), Shastri added, "India volition beryllium beauteous happy. This basal has got them retired of what could’ve been a spot of bother. But time greeting is important — they’ll request different 150 astatine least. They tin spend to suffer conscionable 1 wicket successful the archetypal hour."

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain echoed Shastri’s sentiments, noting the value of capitalising connected the beardown foundation. "As Ravi said, they should beryllium getting this full up to 450 and beyond tomorrow. My eyes are connected India - tin they marque up for their mistakes past time?"

Hussain besides acknowledged England’s tireless bowlers, saying, "It was a level pitch. You can’t responsibility the effort. But this 99-run concern turned the game. Before it, England were up - dissimilar Headingley."As Day 2 beckons, each eyes stay connected India to consolidate and debar different Headingley-style collapse.