NEW DELHI: As opener Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli laid a stable unbeaten century-plus stand to assist India recuperate from early Rohit Sharma blow towards Sri Lanka, each the batters dealt severely with the Lankan bowlers on the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
As Gill and Kohli dealt in boundaries in a counter-attacking technique, each delighted the jam-packed stadium and supplied India with a stable platform.
And amid the flowing boundaries there was one shot specifically from younger Gill that even left Kohli astonished.
Certainly one of Gill boundaries got here by way of a ferocious slap to the extra-cover fence within the sixteenth over from Dilshan Madushanka. It was a again of size supply from Madushanka and the 24-year-old casually walked down the pitch, backed away after which thumped the drive to the extra-cover area because the ball raced to the fence.
The ability and the tempo with which it went to the boundary even left Kohli in disbelief.
As Gill and Kohli dealt in boundaries in a counter-attacking technique, each delighted the jam-packed stadium and supplied India with a stable platform.
And amid the flowing boundaries there was one shot specifically from younger Gill that even left Kohli astonished.
Certainly one of Gill boundaries got here by way of a ferocious slap to the extra-cover fence within the sixteenth over from Dilshan Madushanka. It was a again of size supply from Madushanka and the 24-year-old casually walked down the pitch, backed away after which thumped the drive to the extra-cover area because the ball raced to the fence.
The ability and the tempo with which it went to the boundary even left Kohli in disbelief.
Each the batters crossed the 50-run mark respectively as India added 120 runs in 20 overs after being put into bat first.
