Pujara, what a performance!

[Cricketics]

On 12/10/2018 at 11:03 PM, rkt.india said:

We did not have SRT in 2004 series that we lost.

Tendulkar played 3rd test which we lost and 4th test which we won, in the 2004-05 home series. 

[The Dark Horse]

Pujara has turned around. Even I doubted him, but I'm glad he's putting his hand up overseas. Rahane should follow.

[mishra]

Tired and frustrated the starc and Co today.

However, I can see that flick shot of his being exploited by Aussies remaining series

[zen]

Pujara has 210+ runs in 3 innings so far .... He has done an exceptional job of setting a platform in all the innings and winning a test .... he has looked like getting a 100 every time 

 

He is taking the responsibility to put Ind in good positions. Esp when he has had to steady the ship all the time.  However,  he should also try to enjoy himself in the middle 

Edited December 16, 2018 by zen

[zen]

2nd 100 of the series at Melbourne 

[Straight Drive]

Two tons in Sena is a marvellous achievement in context to how out batsmen have been scoring on Sena tours this year. Well done kiddo. 

[zen]

31 minutes ago, Straight Drive said:

Two tons in Sena is a marvellous achievement in context to how out batsmen have been scoring on Sena tours this year. Well done kiddo. 

3 tons (2 here + 1 in Eng) in SENA so far this year .... still 3 innings to go 

[Straight Drive]

23 minutes ago, zen said:

3 tons (2 here + 1 in Eng) in SENA so far this year .... still 3 innings to go 

I meant in one Sena (this) series.

[SK_IH]

thankfully Pujara has upgraded himself to be not called a HTB now. 

[bhakum20]

Really impressive stuff.

 

If not for the jaffa he got from Hazlewood, which was the delivery of the match for me, we had a chance in the previous test.

 

Puts a steep price on his wicket and has become the must-have wicket for the opposition, even bigger wicket than Kohli.

[rkt.india]

He was too good a player to fail for long.

[Adi BB]

Love pujara and his dedication ,you don't get such disciplined test players nowadays .

He should be a permanent #3 for India without any pressure 

[zen]

https://www.google.ca/amp/www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25623036/year-cheteshwar-pujara-blossoming%3fplatform=amp

 

 

“One of the enduring parts of the Cheteshwar Pujarastory is that he has never found himself in a state where he can relax or take it easy. Everything has come to him the hard way; a lot of it has seemed transient, hostage to circumstance and the whims of people he cannot control. That probably explains his conservative batting style. This year was supposed to be the year when many well-meaning experts feared he might get sorted out. When all is taken away again.”

 

[zen]

2 hundreds, the first resulted in a win for Ind, and 2nd has put Ind in a winning position (and likely to result in another win) 

[King Tendulkar]

It took him a looooong time but he finally has started to deliver ovserseas.  Took many years and many trips mind

 

As in SA series he was poor again, rightly dropped in engkand and frankly I and many were done with him.  But then came back and rest his history

 

So what chnaged?

 

Its simple .  More positive and willing to play slighlty more shots in ceratin areas.  In SA i was pulling my hair out with him again, as we wanted him to be our rock but he took it to far overseas once again.  Like a menatal block.  In SA he had one area were willing to score, leg side flick, that was it.  He recieved many many proper half volleys as he drew the bowlers in to it but blocked them, not length ball but juiciest half volleys which he blocked.  Also got many short and wide balls (almost long hops) which again his length of stay drew bowlers to do and left them.  So occupied crease yes but only one scoring area flick ogf leg, eventulaly good ball came and out!

 

In eng he changed after being dropped.  Suddenly and still doing now.  Any genuine half volleys he now punches them away for runs and now any short balls cuts.  Still blocks hell out of it but added 2 scoring areas more to his flick and he is now delivering.

 

Slightly more positive approach has seen him deliver.  Long may it continue

[PBN]

centuries in both wins.

[zen]

400+ runs by Pujara in this series .... and going strong 

 

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CA Pujara	4	7	1	401	123	66.83	1047	38.29	2	2	1	36	2
V Kohli	4	7	0	282	123	40.28	684	41.22	1	1	1	31	1

[zen]

Series so far for the batsmen:

 

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Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CA Pujara	4	7	1	401	123	66.83	1050	38.19	2	2	1	36	2
MA Agarwal	2	3	0	195	77	65.00	375	52.00	0	2	0	19	5
V Kohli	4	7	0	282	123	40.28	684	41.22	1	1	1	31	1
RG Sharma	2	4	1	106	63*	35.33	199	53.26	0	1	0	7	3
AM Rahane	4	7	1	208	70	34.66	438	47.48	0	2	0	18	3
RR Pant	4	6	0	191	39	31.83	284	67.25	0	0	0	16	4
GH Vihari	3	4	0	69	28	17.25	232	29.74	0	0	0	7	0
R Ashwin	1	2	0	30	25	15.00	94	31.91	0	0	0	1	0
M Vijay	2	4	0	49	20	12.25	154	31.81	0	0	1	4	0
KL Rahul	3	5	0	57	44	11.40	102	55.88	0	0	1	5	1

[rkt.india]

26 minutes ago, zen said:

400+ runs by Pujara in this series .... and going strong 

 

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Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CA Pujara	4	7	1	401	123	66.83	1047	38.29	2	2	1	36	2
V Kohli	4	7	0	282	123	40.28	684	41.22	1	1	1	31	1

need to make it a 500-run series

[zen]

3rd 100 of the series