India, Feb. 20 -- India opener Shubman Gill continued his sublime form in ODI cricket on Thursday, smashing his eighth career century on his Champions Trophy debut at the Dubai International Stadium in the Group A match against Bangladesh. His unbeaten 129-ball knock helped India make a winning start to the tournament as the beat Bangladesh by six wickets.

"This is the slowest century by an Indian in ODI cricket since the 2019 World Cup," informed former India head coach Ravi Shastri on air after Gill reached the triple-figure mark on his 125th ball, but labelled it "invaluable," given the context. In terms of balls faced, it is, in fact, the fourth-slowest century by an Indian in the last 15 years. However, he became the quickest India ...