AUS vs IND 4th Test Day 5: Twitter hails Pujara as batsman braves short-ball barrage; sustains physique blows
Image Source : TWITTER/CRICKETCOMAU Cheteshwar Pujara sustained quite a few body-blows, and was hit on the helmet twice (to date!) on the ultimate day of the Brisbane Test.
Cheteshwar Pujara was hit on his ribs, shoulder, finger and helmet (twice to date) all through the Day 5 of the Brisbane Test, and he remained unfazed by all of the physique blows. The gritty Indian batsman put up a present which so summarizes the Indian group on the tour of Australia.
Pujara sustained the short-ball barrage from Australian bowlers — Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood particularly on the ultimate day of the Test at The Gabba as India aimed to chase 328 to safe a 2-1 win within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The short-ball barrage started in the course of the remaining phases of the primary session when the Australian bowlers utilized the tactic to unsettle Pujara. While Pujara opted to maintain physique blows, Gill determined to tackle the short-pitched deliveries. However, the teen lived dangerously all through his aggressive method to the Aussie ways.
Watch as Pujara sustained physique blows:
Pujara is getting checked by the physician after this Cummins supply obtained him at the back of the helmet #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/37bSIFbDGZ— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 19, 2021
This is nicely directed quick bowling 🎯Live #AUSvIND: https://t.co/qvYTMSiZsl pic.twitter.com/J28v3Rhvj6— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 19, 2021
In the second session, the short-balls continued from the Australian pacers:
Pujara cops one other ball on the arm.Live #AUSvIND: https://t.co/qvYTMSiZsl pic.twitter.com/u27A9LT5KM— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 19, 2021
Ouch! Pujara rips his glove off after copping one flush on the glove! Live #AUSvIND: https://t.co/qvYTMSiZsl pic.twitter.com/xXLuC0jcEa— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 19, 2021
Hazlewood bowled a bouncer to Pujara after the batsman had earlier stopped the bowler on the earlier supply as a consequence of a butterfly coming in entrance of his imaginative and prescient. The pacer bowled a vicious bouncer subsequent, and sledged the batsman.
The ball after Pujara pulls away on the remaining second due to a butterfly, Hazlewood asks if his imaginative and prescient was nonetheless impaired. Caring stuff from the large fast pic.twitter.com/e48z1xd6dd— Nick Toovey (@OneTooves) January 19, 2021
Twitter applauded Pujara as he continued to remain robust regardless of sustaining a number of blows:
Pujara hit on the physique, fingers, helmet on Day 5, most of them are nasty ones – he’s nonetheless batting out and combating laborious for India.— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 19, 2021
The whole Cricketing gear of Cheteshwar Pujara must be sponsored by Ambuja Cement.— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) January 19, 2021
Ah Pujara! How the HELL is he nonetheless standing??? #AUSvIND— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) January 19, 2021
Pujara will need to have had 8 fractures in his hand on this collection itself, however the warrior battles on by way of ache, amidst the damaged fingers, giving all of it for the nation.. Kanla thanni & #Respect for the legend.— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16) January 19, 2021
Salute to Cheteshwar Pujara Long reside this Chesistance pic.twitter.com/ln6054x1FA— The Falling Sweep ✒️ (@thefallingsweep) January 19, 2021