Why Kevin Pietersen thanked Shubman Gill after crucial century against England

Having received criticism for his batting performance lately, India batter Shubman Gill responded in style with a resurgent ton on Sunday. Day 3 was enthralling as England posted 67/1 at Stumps, in response to India's 255 in the second innings.

India's Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a century.(AFP)

The day began with James Anderson taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Then Gill staged a fightback, despite starting off on a shaky note. He slowly found his tempo, and ended up getting his third Test century. Ben Stokes showed some good captaincy skills, changing fields which made it harder and finally Gill lost his wicket.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Pietersen reminded fans of an earlier prediction he made on Friday, where he asked fans to give Gill time to find his form. Retweeting that prediction, the England legend wrote, "Thank you, @ShubmanGill."