Following the disappointing efficiency by the Indian batting lineup towards New Zealand within the World Test Championship closing, former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg named teen Prithvi Shaw as Pujara’s good substitute for the No.3 spot in India’s Test aspect. However, former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt didn’t appear to agree with the chinaman’s opinion saying that the 2 are utterly completely different gamers.
“At what time in the night, he (Hogg) made this claim? Cheteshwar Pujara and Prithvi Shaw have styles that are entirely opposite. One is an outright stroke player (Shaw) while the other is an outstanding defender, especially against the new ball (Pujara). Prithvi Shaw’s technique is such that he plays his strokes rather freely and he plays all kinds of shots,” Butt stated on his YouTube channel.
Pujara has struggled in England and has scored 523 runs from 20 innings at a median of 27.52. He has a solitary century and two half-centuries in English situations. Butt believes that India “must have better defensive players” than Shaw who may take the veteran’s place.
“When you play too many shots too early in Test cricket, at times, you struggle. Shaw may be an outstanding talent and could come up with something spectacular to surprise everyone. That possibility cannot be ruled out. But, I am sure India must have better defensive players, who can play the long innings,” he additional defined.
Despite all of the criticism after the WTC closing, Pujara is anticipated to be included within the aspect when India takes on England within the first Test of the five-Test collection at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The 33-year-old has been part of the Nottinghamshire squad in County cricket. Also, each half-centuries he has scored in England have are available Nottingham.
On the opposite hand, Shaw is at present part of India’s limited-overs squad for the Sri Lanka tour. The 23-year-old is more likely to open for India after they tackle Sri Lanka within the first ODI on July 13 at R.Premdasa Stadium, Colombo.
