On Monday, Gill slammed 130 of 97 with 15 boundary assists and a six to lead India to a 13-point win and 3-0 series sweep over Zimbabwe.
His sleeves earned him praise from several former players, including Yuvraj, who took to Twitter to shower him with praise.
“I just met him (Yuvraj) before I came to Zimbabwe and he just told me you hit good and go and when you’re ready look to pass,” Gill said in a video uploaded by BCCI. .
“I was telling him ‘100 nahi aa raha’ (I don’t get that hundred). And his response was ‘don’t worry, it will come’.”
Gill, who was desperate for his first hundred after scoring 98 in the previous series against West Indies, became the third youngest Indian to score an ODI century overseas after Yuvraj and Virat Kohli.
“It was a good wicket, I got your business and the odds were in my favor and it was important to me to make the most of the opportunity and I’m glad I did,” Gill said. , who was named Player of the Match, said Ishan Kishan in conversation.
Zimbabwean drummer Sikandar Raza also produced a special round of 115 from 95 to nearly lead his team to victory before Gill made a sensational catch from deep as India emerged victorious by 13 runs.
“The game was pretty close. We didn’t expect the game to go this far, but that’s what cricket is,” he said.
“When the ball went up in the air, I first thought, ‘ok, it’s going to come at me at an easy pace’. But the ball was diving and I was like, ‘it shouldn’t fall’. So I just dived to get the hold.”
