'Pleasing to score century in front of my father': Gill on his century

Following a century that marked his return to form Indias star batsman Shubman Gill expressed happiness to score a century in front of his father and revealed his adviceGill who was struggling to score big runs since last few test innings smashed a century on day three of the IND vs ENG 2nd Test at VisakhapatnamIn a video posted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI Gill expressed that it was pleasing to score big runs finally in front of his father who was watching his innings from the stands He also revealed that his father told him to back his instinctsAlso ReadIN PHOTOS IND vs ENG 2nd Test Jasprit Bumrah joins elite listIt is really satisfying and pleasing He is someone who has always supported me and seen my journey It was great to score runs in front of him My father told me to back my instincts and play the way I am playing said GillYou witnessed a special Hear it from the man himself Presenting centurion Shubman Gill By ameyatilak TeamIndia INDvENG ShubmanGill IDFCFIRSTBank pictwittercomKeRf8mQAFkmdash BCCI BCCI February 5 2024The prolific batsman said that the first 1520 minutes of his innings were intense as he managed to survive two close calls One needs luck in these situations he addedAlso Read IN PHOTOS IND vs ENG 2nd Test JaiswalGill registers new recordsIt feels good The first 1520 minutes were tense with two referrals going my way But I think when you are not scoring runs for three to four matches you need that bit of luck I think I got that I am very happy that I was able to convert it into a hundred said GillGill also mentioned that patience played a big role in him achieving his ton in the IND vs ENG 2nd TestBut it is important to stay true to yourself your basics and what got you here If you change your way of play it is only going to prolong your best innings and best chance to get your big one he addedAsked to sum up his inning in one word he replied PleasingComing to the match England ended the day three at 671 chasing 399 runs to win with Zak Crawley 29 and Rehan Ahmed 9 unbeatenIndia gained a 398run lead in their second innings after being bundled out for 255 Shubman Gill roared into form with a classy 104 in 147 balls with 11 fours and two sixes scoring a fiftyplus score after 12 innings Contributions from Axar Patel 45 in 84 balls with six fours Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer 29 runs each helped India secure a big leadTom Hartley 477 and Rehan 388 were the pick of the bowlers for EnglandLed by Jasprit Bumrahs heroics India had earlier bundled out England for just 253 in their first innings gaining a 143run lead Zak Crawley 76 in 78 balls with 11 fours and two sixes did launch an impressive counterattack but Bumrah 645 along with spinner Kuldeep Yadav 371 blew away the rest of the English lineupIndia reached a respectable total of 396 runs in their first innings mainly due to the maiden doublehundred of the young Yashasvi Jaiswal 209 in 290 balls with 19 fours and seven sixes Knocks from Shubman Gill 34 Rajat Patidar 32 Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel 27 each provided some help to the lefthanded batterWith ANI Inputs