Indian opener Shubman Gill smashed his seventh century in the format during the third and final One-Day International against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Gill notched up his hundred off 95 balls before being dismissed for 112 off 102 balls by Adil Rashid. During his innings, Gill also became the quickest to complete 2,500 runs in ODIs, achieving the feat in his 50th innings in the format.
The 25-year-old stitched a crucial 116-run partnership for the second wicket with Virat Kohli after India lost skipper Rohit Sharma in the second over of the match.
Gill, who struck his third consecutive score of 50 runs or more in the format, closed in on the top spot in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, just behind former Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Gill moved up a place from third owing to his stellar form of late. Meanwhile, Rohit dropped one position to third, while Kohli slipped two places to sit sixth in the rankings. India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer broke into the top 10, moving up one place from 11th in the standings.