Shubman Gill ready to wait for his turn after century in Deodhar Trophy

Gill batted with remarkable poise and maturity on way to a match-winning hundred at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Thursday. The unbeaten 90-run stand with the hard-hitting Suryakumar Yadav was also a lesson in partnership building

Under-19 batting star Shubman Gill grabbed all the limelight following his phenomenal century in the ongoing Deopdhar Trophy on Thursday. The young batsman from Punjab played an unbeaten knock of 106 runs which guided his team, India C, into the finals.

The 19-year-old is not losing sleep over it and is busy piling up the runs in whatever format he plays. He scored runs for KKR in the IPL, has performed for India A and has shown supreme form in the ongoing domestic tournament.

Following his match-winning knock, the teenager stated that he is ready to feature in the Indian side and hopeful for his international debut.

“I am ready. I did not get the opportunity against the West Indies but I might get one in the next series. I am just happy scoring runs,” Gill said as per PTI report.

Asked how he deals with such high expectations, Gill said, "All these things (expectations) are there in your mind before you get into the middle. It is all about scoring runs when you get on the field. I don't think what will happen when I get out.

“Yes, they all recognise you for your U-19 days but we have to keep performing the same way  at the higher levels to get a chance.”

Gill batted with remarkable poise and maturity on way to a match-winning hundred at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Thursday. The unbeaten 90-run stand with the hard-hitting Suryakumar Yadav was also a lesson in partnership building.

In the presence of three national selectors, Gill paced his innings beautifully and grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Does he talk to anyone on building the innings or does it come naturally to him? 

“I don't talk to anyone on pacing the innings. Only my father, who is also my coach, advises me. Plus, we see lot of international cricket on television these days. I try to understand that and try to do the same in the middle.

“It is also about belief. That belief comes from practice and when you replicate that in a match, you get more confident about your game.”

He forged two important partnerships with Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav to see India C through.

“It feels good to take the team into the final. Ishan and Surya Bhai also batted well. It was important to convert loose balls on this wicket. If you don't' do that, it creates more pressure. The talk all through was to find an odd boundary and rotate the strike as the asking rate was constantly around six an over,” added Gill.