Head coach Rahul Dravid said: "...you have got the character to get out of these difficult situations. This is one such challenge, I know you are gonna bounce back.."
Resuming post-tea session at 140/1 Shubman Gill didn't waste time and went on to score his maiden Test ton and India also crossed the 150-run mark. The duo of Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara also notched up a 100-run stand for the second wicket.
Star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener Shubman Gill are likely to get promotions in their new central contracts, as per sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Easwaran is already in Sylhet, where he led India A during their two-match red-ball trip against Bangladesh A. He made scores of 141 and 157 in his two innings against a line-up that included several Test players.
The second ODI of the three-match series between India and New Zealand was called off due to rain, with the Men in Blue being able to score 89/1 in 12.5 overs at the time rain intervened for the final time and put any possibility of further action to rest
This year, Gill has indeed lived up to these words. In 11 ODIs he has played so far, Gill has scored 625 runs at an average of 78.12. He has scored one century and four half-centuries, with the best score of 130