No one can fill the void left by Rahul Dravid, says Cheteshwar Pujara – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 in the Indian Test team but admitted that the void left by the legendary batsman can never be filled.
The Men in Blue, who were the number one ranked Test team of the globe till mid-2011, had a pathetic time in the longer version of the game afterwards, being whitewashed by England and Australia, consequently slipping down the rankings.
The senior players of the side came under immense criticism, which forced Dravid to announce his retirement from the game, although he had performed out of his skin during the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, scoring three hundreds in four Tests.
Since their debacle against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792.
The 24-year-old batsman from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gujarat-c787 has replaced the former captain in the team and expressed that he is delighted to have substituted such a great cricketer. Pujara vows to deliver the goods against the Black Caps, in order to cement his place in the side.
"It is a matter of honour that the selectors have picked me as a replacement for Dravid. I am grateful to the selectors and I will try my utmost to justify their confidence in my ability," the young batsman said.
With more than 23 thousand runs and 48 tons at the ultimate level of the game, Dravid remains one of the greatest cricketers of the game’s rich history.
The stylish right-hander admitted that Dravid is too great a batsman to be replaced by anyone and maintains that India will miss the services of their most prolific number three batsman, who held the country’s batting together for almost 15 years.
"Nobody can fill the void left by such a great cricketer. He was truly a champion batsman who scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket," he added. "You cannot compare any batsman with such a stalwart. Of course, it is going to be a big motivation for
me that I am considered good enough to take his place in Team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750."
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