Both Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer smashed the century in the second ODI match against Australia
Only two days ago, he lost his wicket because of a run-out mix-up in the opening match of the ODI series against Australia in Mohali. He has been desperately looking to prove his worth yet again amid the rising talk over including Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul in the same XI for the World Cup at the expense of him being benched. He managed only three runs before making his way back to the pavilion as a helpless Shubman Gill, who rather looked uninterested in the single, looked on. But today, in the second match of the ODI series against Australia, the pair put the incident behind them as they tormented the Pat Cummins-less Aussie attack at Holkar Stadium in Indore to smash their respective centuries while stitching a record 200-plus stand in the second match of the series.
With the century, Gill matched Australia legend Ricky Ponting's world record for most tons scored at home in a single calendar year in ODI cricket. He also became the fourth batter to score 800 runs in a single calendar year at home in the 50-over format as he took down Kohli's 2013 feat of 716 runs and Sachin's 2007 feat of 783 runs.
On the other side, Iyer was absent for a long time from cricket because of his back injury. Amid his absence, veterans like Gautam Gambhir questioned his spot in the World Cup squad with injury concerns and a lack of gametime, while most backed Ishan and Rahul to be part of the same XI, hence benching Iyer for the tournament. But the star batsman proved critics wrong and shut off all the talk with a magnificent show in Indore, where he smashed his third ODI ton and first in 11 months.