Gambhir, who had been woefully out of form for long, notched up a superlative century in 195 balls while India A captain Cheteshwar Pujara was giving him company on 82 as the hosts went to tea at 208 for one on the second day at the KSCA Stadium.

Seeking to make a comeback to the senior team, Gambhir was batting on 115 off 210 balls and had hit 11 boundaries before going for the break.