Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has heaped praises on Cheteshwar Pujara for the way in which he has made his instant comeback to the Indian nationwide Take a look at crew. The veteran batter was dropped for India’s final Take a look at sequence towards Sri Lanka however the participant is again within the fold for the rescheduled Take a look at match towards England.
The 34-year-old Take a look at specialist has failed to attain a century since January 2019 and his poor performances led to his exclusion from the Indian crew after the South Africa sequence in January 2022. He rejoined his home crew Saurashtra and scored two fifties in three matches of Ranji Trophy 2022. The participant went unsold within the Indian Premier League 2022 mega-auction in February and went to England to play County cricket for Sussex.
Cheteshwar Pujara has been a implausible participant for India: Mohammad Kaif
Pujara loved a vastly profitable spell with Sussex the place he scored 720 runs in simply eight innings at a powerful common of 120.0. Kaif suggested children that Pujara’s arduous work and his selections after getting dropped from the nationwide setup are issues to be taught from him. He additionally believes that the skilled participant will bat at quantity three within the upcoming Take a look at match towards England on the primary of July.
“You’ll be able to be taught a lot from Pujara. In case you get dropped, what do it’s a must to do as a batter? You return to County, you return to Ranji and also you rating runs and runs and I imply, rating tons and tons of runs. He has performed that. He’s an instance for any younger participant who has been dropped and the right way to make a comeback. In all probability you need to return to Pujara and watch what he has performed within the final couple of months. He has been a implausible participant for India additionally. And I feel he’ll play No.3 for India,” Kaif stated throughout an interplay with NDTV.
Pujara’s middle-order associate, Ajinkya Rahane, was dropped after the South Africa sequence and is lacking the England tour after struggling an damage whereas taking part in for KKR in IPL 2022 final month. He additionally featured in Ranji Trophy 2022 and made a degree by scoring a century and one fifty in simply 4 innings.
