The Kiwis are now 273 runs behind Pakistan's first-innings total of 438, which included a brilliant maiden century from middle-order batter Agha Salman.
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
The Indian team are now trailing 0-1 in the three-match ODI series and the second match in Hamilton becomes a must-win game in order to stay alive in the series.