Shubman Gill once again proved his class with a match-winning 112 off 102 balls in the final ODI against England in Ahmedabad, helping India secure a dominant 3-0 series victory. His exceptional performances throughout the series earned him the "Player of the Series" award,

India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised Shubman Gill and emphasised the need to back young players after the 25-year-old’s century laid the foundation for India to beat England by 142 runs in the third One-Day International in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Pant was consequently forced to warm the bench during the three-match rubber and was not given the opportunity to play in the starting lineup.

The whitewash over England comes as a big boost for the Indian cricket team right ahead of the Champions Trophy that kicks off February 19. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be without its ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah into the tournament, but the series victory will definitely give them a lot of confidence.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised batter Shubman Gill after whitewashing England 3-0 in the ODI series with win in the third ODI on Feb 12. Gill had a wonderful series as a batter - scoring 259 runs in three innings at an average of 86.

Shubman Gill continued his stellar run of form, smashing a brilliant century to lead India to a commanding 142-run victory over England, completing a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series on Wednesday.