‘He wishes a Take a look at hundred in opposition to just right assaults’ – Sourav Ganguly urges Cheteshwar Pujara forward of landmark sequence

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Staff India’s batting bulwark Cheteshwar Pujara is coming near an illustrious milestone as he’s set to play his a hundredth Take a look at event within the upcoming sequence in opposition to Australia. Former Indian skipper and BCCI leader Sourav Ganguly feels it is going to be a large sequence for the veteran higher who wishes a century in opposition to the Aussies.

Cheteshwar Pujara ended his century drought within the longest layout of the sport after registering a match-winning century, his quickest, in opposition to Bangladesh closing month. That’s the most effective century he has needed to his identify within the closing 3 years. By the way, his closing century ahead of the Bangladesh Take a look at got here in opposition to India’s subsequent combatants, Australia, in 2019.

Whilst the entire communicate has been round Virat Kohli’s lean run in red-ball cricket, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly has advised Pujara to turn out his mettle with a century in opposition to a world-class bowling aspect. The 35-year-old batting ace will transform most effective the thirteenth cricketer to achieve the landmark of 100 Exams for India, becoming a member of an illustrious record of cricketers that includes the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid, amongst others.

“He’s taking part in his a hundredth Take a look at in Delhi and that’s an ideal fulfillment. He would be the thirteenth Indian to play 100 Take a look at suits and he utterly merits it. However he additionally must be at his highest as a result of after the closing 3 years, even he wishes a Take a look at hundred in opposition to just right assaults. It’s going to be a large sequence for him,” stated Ganguly in an interview with Sportstar.

The Saurashtra batter has been a the most important a part of the Indian batting order over the previous couple of years, and his temperament with the bat will grasp the important thing for the house aspect within the upcoming Take a look at sequence in opposition to Australia, setting out on February 9. The Take a look at sequence opener might be performed on the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium (VCA) in Nagpur with all eyes at the nature of the pitch.

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