Shubhman Gill appointed as Indian Captain for this series

After scoring his first odi century for India now it's time for him to captain India

Shubman Gill finally ended a long wait for his first international ton when he reached the triple...

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...figure mark off just 82 balls against Zimbabwe in the third ODI in Harare on Monday.

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Till now he had scored seven 50-plus scores in the 11 Tests and eight ODIs...

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...since making his international debut in January, 2019.

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Previous to this inning he got unlucky on a couple of occasions as he reached...

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...the 90s but was unable to break the three figure mark. But this time it was his day.

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He hit only one six and yet took less that 85 balls to reach the century.

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Now after this milestone he is going to captain India A against...

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...New Zealand A, the team for which got announced a day earlier.

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