Shubman Gill amazes fans with shot control, maturity in attacking knock of 91: WATCH

Indian opener Shubman Gill is one of the brightest talents in the country who has been often cited as the next big thing in world cricket. The youngster made his debut in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy and showed exactly why he is rated so highly. Gill has been in glorious form and is India's leading run-scorer in the series at the time of writing this report on Tuesday.

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Cricketing fraternity heaps praise on Shubman Gill for incredible batting

The right-hander continued his rich vein of form as he scored a sublime 91 off 146 balls to put India in a decent position in their quest to chase a target of 328 on Day 5 of the India vs Australia 4th Test at The Gabba. After losing partner Rohit Sharma early on Day 5 with just 18 runs on the board, Gill showed immense character and fighting spirit by successfully countering the Australian bowling with his resolute batting.

The Punjab-based cricketer ensured that India's scoreboard was kept ticking by scoring occasional boundaries and rotating the strike and in no time he reached his fifty. The half-century would provide the young batter with some relief after he failed to get going in the first innings. Gill scored a stroke-filled 91 before he was caught at slips off Nathan Lyon's bowling, thus missing out on what could have been a terrific century. Gill's innings was laced with eight fours and two sixes.

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Twitter was abuzz after Gill's excellent batting display. Several reactions poured in as fans, as well as, members of the cricketing fraternity lauded the young opener for his brilliant batting and incredible determination. Here's how the Twitterati reacted to Shubman Gill's 91 against Australia at the Gabba.

Here are the highlights of Shubman Gill's sublime 91

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Shubman Gill stats

The 21-year old is still in the early days of his international career. He has played three ODIs and three Tests for India where he has scored 49 and 259 runs respectively. Gill is yet to make his T20I debut. The Gill stats also include the 41 IPL games he has played where he has scored 939 runs at an average of 33.5 and strike-rate of 125.2 to go with seven fifties.

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Meanwhile, after Rohit was dismissed early on Day 5 of the India vs Australia 4th Test, Gill and Pujara stitched a solid run partnership before the former was caught at slips off Nathan Lyon's bowling for a well-made 91. At the time of publishing this article, India's scoreboard read 175-3 with Pujara batting on 43 and Rishabh Pant unbeaten on 2. India need another 161 runs in 43 overs whereas Australia need 8 wickets to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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SOURCE: BCCI TWITTER