IPL 2021 will not have an effect on my preparation for England tour: New CSK recruit Cheteshwar Pujara
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Playing within the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) won’t have an effect on my preparation for the away Test collection in England or presumably a stint for an English county, India No.3 Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who returns to the IPL for the primary time since 2014, mentioned on Saturday.
Pujara was picked Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs.50 lakh at Thursday’s public sale. The IPL is to be performed in April and May. IPL can be adopted by June’s World Test Championship (WTC) ultimate, for which India can qualify. New Zealand have certified for the ultimate to be performed in June at Lord’s, London, in England.
“I am really glad to be part of the IPL. It is good to be back again… at the same time, I will still have enough time before we play England Test series once IPL gets over. There will be a window in which I can play a few county games [in England]. But I will take that call once IPL gets over or even midway through the IPL,” Pujara informed the media on Saturday.
“But there will be enough time to play some county games and we have a couple of practice games before the Test series begins in August. So, there is plenty of time to play county games. But it is good to be back in the IPL,” mentioned the Indian batting mainstay.
It just isn’t clear which county Pujara would signify, although British media reviews say Warwickshire may signal him. Last yr, he had signed for Gloucestershire, however on account of Covid he couldn’t play.
Pujara, who starred in India’s latest Test collection win over Australia Down Under with hard-fought innings on the fifth and ultimate day of the final two Tests in Sydney and Brisbane, mentioned he’s taking one recreation at a time.
“I always wanted to play shorter format of the game. It is good to be part of IPL, which has produced so many great cricketers. There are some young talented players that we have got from IPL, which has helped the Indian team,” he mentioned.
“My thoughts is on the Test collection, as soon as IPL will get over then I’ll take into consideration County video games to arrange for the large collection towards England. Before that we even have World Test Championship ultimate which is in June.
There can be loads of cricket after the IPL. I’m taking one recreation at a time. At this stage I might attempt to concentrate on subsequent two Test matches as a result of each the Test matches are vital. At the second, my focus is on the pink ball Test.”