Team India began their Champions Trophy 2025 tournament with a win over Bangladesh by six wickets. The stars of the day were Mohammed Shami who picked his sixth ODI fifer and Shubman Gill who scored his eighth ODI ton. Gill was not out on 101 off 129 balls with nine fours and two sixes. The Men in Blue won the game with 21 balls to spare and pocked two crucial points.
Once the players were walking off the park, skipper Rohit Sharma did a gentle bow to Gill. It is the same way India’s ODI vice-captain celebrates after reaching a milestone. Few fans caught this moment and recorded it which went viral on social media. The heartwarming gesture shows Rohit’s genuine respect towards the young batter.
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India’s next opponents are Pakistan and the massive game is set to be played on Sunday. Mohammad Rizwan and his men began the tournament with 60 run loss to New Zealand in Karachi. To make matters worse their star opening batter Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out due to injury.
‘One of the most satisfying knocks’ – Shubman Gill
Indian opener Shubman Gill was named Player of the Match for his sizzling ton against Bangladesh on Thursday. Speaking at the end of the game, Gill said, “Definitely one of my most satisfying innings that I have played and my first century in ICC events. Very satisfying and very happy with the way I performed. When me and Rohit bhai went out there, we thought cutting the ball wasn't easy because the balls which were outside the off-stump weren't coming onto the bat that nicely.”
The 25-year-old also said, “I thought of using my feet to even the fast bowlers and tried to go over the circle. When the spinners came on, me and Virat bhai were talking in the middle that it's not easy to score singles off the front foot, so we'll try to score singles off the back foot. And it's not easy to hit down the ground, so we just keep rotating the strike. At one point, there was a bit of pressure on us.”
This was Gill’s second successive ton for India in ODI cricket, the 25-year-old had also scored a century against England in Ahmedabad. At one stage, India were in trouble at 144/4 in the 31st over, KL Rahul joined Gill and the pair added unbeaten 87 runs to achieve the win. Rahul was not out on 41 off 27 balls with one boundary and two sixes which included the winning hit.
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