Sunil Gavaskar backs Pujara for limited-over internationals – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CA-Pujara-c1209 and believes that it is about time that the right-handed batsman is given an opportunity to prove his mettle in the shorter formats of the game as well.
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The 24-year-old cricketer is asked to bat at the crucial number three position, a job which was efficiently done by Dravid over the years. Pujara however, has been at the top of his game since returning to the global stage, scoring consistently for the Men
in Blue.
In the just-finished Ahmedabad Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, the right-hander slammed a double hundred in the first innings, which was followed by an unbeaten 41 in the second innings. He was named as the Player of the Match and looks set to play a huge role for
the home team in the remaining three encounters of the series.
The youngster has so far played six Tests for India but is yet to be tested in the limited-over formats. Gavaskar believes that Pujara deserves a chance in the game’s shorter versions as well because he possesses a sound technique.
“Something that certainly can be given a try, because he has got the basics right. If you have the basics right then expanding your shot-making capabilities is not so much of a problem,” said the former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 captain.
The legendary cricketer expressed that Pujara has been playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well India’s domestic cricket and that experience should help him achieve success in limited-over internationals.
“It is just a matter of confidence. He has been in the IPL teams. Even there he bats down the order, where he has got to come in and start hitting the ball in the air soon enough,” he added. “What he showed by hitting the ball down the ground and getting
boundaries, he can also score at a fast pace.”
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