Aakash Chopra, a former cricketer for India, praised opener Shubman Gill for his amazing century against Australia during the fourth Test on Saturday in Ahmedabad. The young player produced a fantastic 128-ball innings and exerted pressure on the Australian bowlers for the duration of his time at the crease. Chopra believes that Gill's effortless gap-finding skills and free-playing shots are two qualities that have recently stuck out across formats.

Here is what Aakash Chopra had to say about Shubman Gill's strike in a video on his YouTube channel: "Gill plays with hard hands, but that's how he scores runs, and that's what's made him the player he is. One can dispute that. He has always had the disposition, which has enabled him to produce hundreds upon hundreds of pieces. Don't say "future" because he is Indian cricket's current.

You must earn your Test runs, and Shubman Gill did just that, regardless of how flat the field is or who is playing for the opposition. He had no trouble identifying holes in the knowledge base. Shubman Gill acknowledged that once he settles into the crease, he makes a deliberate effort to continue playing good shots.

The 23-year-old asserted that he preferred to play his goals rather than withdrawing. "There was a phase in between where I was scoring 40s and 50s," said Gill in response to this. After getting established, I believe I became overly defensive. I started to become very wary of turning early starts into significant points.

While playing a game that is not my own, I would tolerate getting out, but doing so while playing a shot was unacceptable to me. More so, it was an emotional issue. I had to remind myself to swing freely throughout the game. If India makes it to the World Test Championship final in June, Gill has virtually locked up his spot as the team's starting opener.