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Cheteshwar Pujara has known as on teammate Rishabh Pant, who hit 91 on the third day of the primary Test, to be extra selective and smart along with his pictures.
“I am happy with the way overall he (Pant) is playing. He still has to learn a few more things. He still has to put the team into commanding position because he is capable of that and he is missing out on hundreds. So I am sure that he will learn from this — I speak to him at times at the crease what are the shots he can play and what are the shots he can avoid. He just has to do it,” mentioned Pujara after the day’s play.
The left-handed Pant shared a 119-run partnership with Pujara, who scored 73, for the fifth wicket because the duo seemed to convey India again on observe from 73/4. After Pujara’s unlucky dismissal — he was caught off a rebound from short-leg fielder, it was left to Pant to information India to a superb complete.
However, simply 9 in need of his century, Pant went for an enormous shot via the off-side solely to be caught at deep extra-cover. India have been lowered to 225 for six, nonetheless over 350 runs behind England.
“There is a clear communication with him that there are some shots which he needs to avoid. There are some shots which he can continue playing if they are in his range. Then there are times when he has to understand, and even the coaching staff always communicates with him, that he has to put the team first and be a little sensible at times. He has done that most of the times. There are times he gets out and he looks ugly, but he will learn,” mentioned Pujara who made 73.
“He (Pant) is capable of putting the team first and at the same time put up a decent total. Because you know whenever he bats, if he bats longer, we always end up putting a big total. I am sure he will realise that.”
Pujara has put up a couple of good stands with Pant in current occasions. In Australia too, they did nicely collectively on fifth day wickets within the third and fourth Tests at Sydney and Brisbane. Pujara mentioned that Pant’s naturally aggressive recreation helps take the stress off him.
“That is his pure recreation, cannot prohibit it a lot as a result of if he will get an excessive amount of defensive he can get out. Rather it’s good that he performs his pictures. But at occasions he needs to be very selective about what pictures to play.
“And in what situations he can take risk or stay at the crease. The more he plays, the more he will learn. It is not that quick runs are always needed. At times, you have to stay at the crease,” Pujara elaborated and mentioned that even when Pant does not take threat he has the flexibility to maintain the scoreboard shifting.
“When he’s there on the crease, the scoreboard retains shifting. It just isn’t like when he stays there he’ll turn out to be very defensive. Balancing issues out is an important factor for him.
“It becomes easy for me when he starts playing shots as the bowlers come under pressure. From the other end, when I get strike, I keep playing my game. Pressure gets to the opposition and we are able to build good partnerships,” mentioned Pujara.
