Playing his one hundredth Test, Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday hit the profitable run as India beat Australia by six wickets to go 2-0 up within the four-match collection. With the win at Feroz Shah Kotla, India have retained the Border-Gavaskar collection.
Speaking to the broadcasters, Pujara on Sunday mentioned, pl;saying sweep shot on the low and gradual Delhi floor was not preferrred.
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden requested Pujara about educating sweep pictures to Aussies of their dressing room. He replied: ” Ahh… Not actually, a minimum of earlier than the collection ends (smiles).”
On enjoying his one hundredth Test, he mentioned: “Yeah, it has been a great Test match. Unfortunately, I didn’t get many runs in the first innings. I knew that if I stayed in the crease for a while and played initial balls well, I could do well.”
Unfortunately, he couldn’t rating many runs within the first innings of the second Test; he was trapped lbw by Australian spinner Nathan Lyon for a duck.
“It is a special feeling when your family watches you playing the 100th game. I am really happy about the occasion. I was really happy them seeing me finish off the match with a boundary, ” he added.”
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Earlier as we speak, Pujara’s home staff Saurashtra registered a 9-wicket win over Bengal to assert their second Ranji Trophy title. Congratulating the staff, the 35-year-old batter mentioned, “Happy for the boys of Saurashtra for winning the Ranji Trophy. I did have an eye on the proceedings till lunch but couldn’t see what happened afterwards. Congratulations to all the Saurashtra boys.”
“I thought we might end up chasing 200-250. But kudos to our bowlers for restricting them to such a low score,” Pujara mentioned on the final session of the second Test in Delhi.
When requested about enjoying sweep shot on this pitch, the Saurashtra star mentioned, “Sweep is not an ideal shot to play with low bounce, but I’ve worked on it. With my game, I use my feet well and try to judge length as early as possible. I’ve always done that throughout my career. Not really, it was the initial phase when you walk out to bat. Some balls spun and some went straighter. Once you play 30-40 balls, it’s a good pitch to bat. Once the ball gets softer, it gets easier to bat on.”
Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja led Australia’s demolition with the ball as India triumphed by six wickets inside three days of the second check to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-0 lead within the four-match collection.
Jadeja claimed a career-best 7-42 as he and Ravichandran Ashwin (3-59) routed Australia for a paltry 113 of their second innings on the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The third check in Indore will start on March 1.
