SA vs India Test series: Shubman Gill scores century in intra-squad practice game

Shubman Gill scored a valiant century in India's intra-squad practice game ahead of India's two-game Test series against South Africa, which begins on December 26. 

The game took place at SuperSport Park in Pretoria with the squad dividing itself in two teams and facing against each other to warm up ahead of the Test series, which holds a lot of importance as far as the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle is concerned. 

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India have never won a Test series in South Africa, so the onus will be on the likes of Gill, who will be touring to SA for the first time in his career. 

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Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal shine with the bat in intra-squad game

Gill opened the innings and scored a fluent century in the intra-squad game in Centurion, according to RevSportz, who were present at the ground to cover the game with zero media coverage from elsewhere. 

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Shubman Gill scores a century in the intra-squad practice game while Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma were in great touch ahead of the 1st India vs South Africa Test in Centurion.@CricSubhayan with the updates… pic.twitter.com/kkZvbAjpWf

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Meanwhile, Jaiswal, who scored a century on his Test debut against West Indies earlier this year, also looked in good touch. 

The southpaw scored a half-century before being called off the pitch to give other batsmen the chance to spend some time in the middle. 

Shubman Gill's Test stats

In the past 15 months or so, Gill has established himself as an all-format player for India.

He made his Test debut for India in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG in 2020, scoring 91 in the 2nd innings. In five days from now, he will play another Boxing Day Test away from home against a similarly daunting opposition. 

Here is how Gill has fared in Tests so far:

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