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Thursday, Jul 17, 2025
Opener Gill, playing his second match of the series, featured in three 50-plus partnerships to help India, who lead the series 2-1, reach 289/3 at stumps.
Rohit said cameos like Iyer's could prove decisive in such low-scoring matches and cited it as a template to follow in Ahmedabad.
The third Test will be played in Indore from March 1 and the fourth in Ahmedabad from March 9.
Hours after India had 'topped' the Test ranking, the ICC issued another updated list that showed Rohit Sharma's side back at No.2.
After the latest update in the evening, India have moved back to the second spot behind Australia in Test rankings.
India finished day two on 321/7 replying to Australia's below-par 177 in the first innings.
The pitch at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium finds itself under the spotlight even before the match starts with several Australian media pointing out that groundstaff had left the area outside left-handers' off-stump dry at both ends.
While the statistic was correct, Rohit believed that it did not convey the correct picture as he has not played enough ODIs during that period.
Gill and fellow centurion Rohit forged a 212-run stand on Tuesday to set up a 3-0 series sweep over New Zealand as India became the top-ranked one-day team.
Ramiz also pointed out how India continued to dominate at home and added that if Pakistan want to become a better team, they need to learn from their neighbours on how to be a force to reckon with at home.
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