Cheteshwar Pujara, taking part in his a hundredth Test, on Sunday scored the successful runs as India beat Australia by six wickets to take a 2-0 lead within the four-match sequence. With the win on the Feroz Shah Kotla, India retained the Border-Gavaskar sequence.
Speaking to the broadcaster on Sunday, Pujara stated, ‘Yes, it has been an awesome Test match. Unfortunately, I did not rating a lot within the first innings. I knew if I stayed on the crease for some time and performed the preliminary balls nicely, I may do nicely.
Unfortunately, he didn’t rating a lot within the first innings of the Second Test; He was dismissed LBW for a duck by Australian spinner Nathan Lyon.
“It’s a particular feeling when your loved ones watches you play your a hundredth recreation. I’m actually pleased about this chance. I used to be actually pleased to see me end the match with a boundary.
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Earlier in the present day, Pujara’s residence staff Saurashtra received their second Ranji Trophy title with a 9-wicket win over Bengal. Congratulating the staff, the 35-year-old batsman stated, “Happy for the Saurashtra boys to win the Ranji Trophy. I had my eye on the proceedings till lunch but could not see what happened afterwards. Congratulations to all the boys from Saurashtra.”
“I thought we could chase 200-250. But thanks for restricting our bowlers to such low scores,” Pujara stated within the final session of the second Test in Delhi.
When requested about taking part in the sweep shot on this pitch, the Saurashtra star stated, “Sweep is not an ideal shot to play with low bounce, but I have worked on it. I try to use my feet with my game.” Use it nicely and attempt to choose the size as shortly as potential. That’s what I’ve all the time accomplished all through my profession. Not actually, it was the preliminary part while you walked out to bat. Some ball spins Something straight. Once you’ve gotten performed 30-40 balls, it’s a good pitch to bat on. Once the ball turns into gentle, it turns into straightforward to bat.”
Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja led Australia’s demolition with the ball as India received the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by six wickets inside three days of the second Test to take a 2-0 lead within the four-match sequence .
Jadeja claimed a career-best 7-42 as he and Ravichandran Ashwin (3-59) bundled out Australia for 113 of their second innings on the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The third Test in Indore will begin from March 1.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
