India, Jan. 26 -- India batter Shubman Gill made an honest admission of having developed a tendency to lose focus after scoring 25-30 runs in red-ball cricket in recent times. Shubman, who played for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy round 6 match, scored an incredible century against Karnataka to turn up as a lone warrior for his side. The 25-year-old scored 102 runs off 171 balls, embellished with 14 fours and three sixes, but it went in a losing cause as Punjab lost the match by an innings and 207 runs.

The batting sensation endured a tough red-ball tour Down Under, scoring just 93 runs in six innings at an average of 18.60. Due to injury, he missed the series opener in Perth and was dropped for the Boxing Day Test at MCG.

Gill identified t...