09:16 (IST)
Gill takes the giant Test stride with fluent 128
Unlike the opposition opener Usman Khawaja, who was happy to sit on the back-foot and tuck deliveries off the hips, Gill was getting on top of them and smothering them on both sides of the wicket in the extended V. The opposition unfurled different plans, field placements and lines but Gill had a shot for every Steve Smith move.
Sahil Malhotra, reporting from Ahmedabad, writes on Shubman Gill's flamboyant ton at Motera.
09:12 (IST)
Murali Kartik and Matthew Hayden analyse the Motera pitch ahead of Day 4 of the fourth Test:
MK: It’s been a much better surface because it has asked everyone to do a bit. It’s done a bit for the spinners on Day 3. It’s going to be slow and low, and more of the same.
MH: I was expecting this wicket to break up. Because it’s cloudy, it might hold together. Cracks haven’t opened up much. Not a lot of rough for Nathan Lyon. Is it a batting wicket or a bowling wicket, I’m not too sure because the sessions have mostly been even. Australia would want to make some inroads, it has to be with the new ball.
09:04 (IST)
"Still unbeaten on 59, Kohli has the best possible chance to end an even longer wait. The wait for a Test hundred which he last scored in the November 2019 Test against Bangladesh."
Sahil Malhotra writes on how the former India captain has a great shot at ending a three-year wait for a 28th Test ton in the ongoing Test in Ahmedabad.
Read: 'Virat Kohli Century Loading ...' Will the wait be finally over at Ahmedabad?
08:45 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 4 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the hosts set to resume from their overnight score of 289/3 in some time. Virat Kohli, who was unbeaten on 59 overnight, will also be targetting ending a long drought for his 28th Test ton, having last hit the three-figure mark in November 2019 against Bangladesh.
Day 3 recap: Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 59 as India reached 289/3 at stumps on Day 3 of the fourth and final Test against Australia in Ahmedabad, bringing the deficit down to 191 with seven wickets in hand.
Kohli was back among the runs, bringing up his first half-century of the series with some flamboyant strokeplay, and will now be setting his sights on ending a long wait to bring up his 28th Test century. The hosts, meanwhile, will be aiming to eclipse the Aussie first innings total of 480 with an accelerated scoring rate and gain a sizeable lead to give themselves a shot at a 3-1 series scoreline.
The third day, however, belonged to one Shubman Gill — who continued his rollicking form across formats this year by bringing up his second Test century. Gill, who collected 12 fours and a maximum during his 235-ball stay, brought up the milestone with a boundary off Todd Murphy that was followed by his trademark bow celebration.
The young opener shared two vital partnerships — of 74 and 113 runs with skipper Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara respectively to lay the foundation for a sizeable first innings score.
Spinners Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann grabbed a wicket each while seamers Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green were relatively expensive, going wicketless with an economy in excess of four.
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