Iyer and Gill harassed the Australian assault in Indore without Cummins to break their individual century.
at the first ODI match of the series against Australia at Mohali just two days prior, he was dismissed due to a run-out blunder. Increasing discussion of Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul being selected for the same World Cup starting lineup as he is benched has left him frantically seeking another opportunity to establish his value. Before returning to the pavilion, he barely completed three runs while being watched by a hapless Shubman Gill who appeared to be uninterested in the single. But today, in the second ODI of the series against Australia, the two players put the issue behind them and tormented the Aussie attack at Holkar Stadium in Indore to demolish their respective records.
With the century, Gill tied Australia great Ricky Ponting’s world record for the most ODI home tonnes scored in a single year. He also surpassed Kohli’s 2013 achievement of 716 runs and Sachin’s 2007 feat of 783 runs to become the fourth hitter to reach 800 runs in a single calendar year at home in the 50-over format.
Iyer, on the other hand, missed a lot of time playing cricket due to a back issue. With injury worries and a lack of playing time, veterans like Gautam Gambhir questioned Iyer’s place in the World Cup squad, and the majority supported Ishan and Rahul playing together, benching Iyer for the competition. In Indore, where he scored his third ODI tonne and first in 11 months, the star batsman disproved the doubters and put an end to all the discussion.
Shreyas Iyer 105(90)
Shubman Gill 104(97)
