Lannister Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 He need to change his mindset when playing first innings. His approach works well for the final day of play, but brings a negative mindset when the situation demands to be on offensive. But he played well yesterday. raki05 1 Link to comment
zen Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 12 hours ago, vaul said: He is backbone of team. Yup! the unwavering foundation on and around which Ind's great series wins have been built sorak 1 Link to comment
zen Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Many of the balls are directed at his body (mini Bodyline) Link to comment
kohli Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, zen said: Many of the balls are directed at his body (mini Bodyline) Why only him raki05 1 Link to comment
zen Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, kohli said: Why only him a) Key batsman in the side (so his wkt opens the floodgates w/ other batsmen exposed early and under pressure to bat more overs/sessions), b) plays most deliveries to tire the bowlers and can bat the day out w/ Aus desperate for a win esp. at Gabba, c) does not give his wkt away (so bowlers have to make things happen), d) plan A to get him out with the ball leaving him failed (Pujara was relatively rusty early on in the series and may have done is homework too), e) Aus suffered at the hands of Pujara in 2018/9 and then again at Sydney, so to win have to see his back, f) ... Edited January 21, 2021 by zen Link to comment
kohli Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, zen said: a) Key batsman in the side (so his wkt opens the floodgates w/ other batsmen exposed early and under pressure to bat more overs/sessions), b) plays most deliveries and can bat the day out w/ Aus desperate for a win esp. at Gabba, c) does not give wkt away (so bowlers have to make things happen), d) plan A to get him out with the ball leaving him failed (Pujara was relatively rusty early on in the series and may have done is homework too), e) ... because he don’t have any shorts to counter short pitch bowling.even sundar & Shardul didn’t get blow on body. Did you watch gill batting against short bowl. raki05 and Cricspin 2 Link to comment
FischerTal Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hes done well here and hell do well against England back home. However, dont expect any miracles in the other SENA countries. hes still a predominantly back foot player who will struggle against inswing. this will be a problem for Shubman Gill too, even though he deserves the praise hes getting right now. People like to call Pujara Dravid but hes just like VVS Laxman to be honest. No matter what, hes the rock who was primary reason for India winning 2 series in Australia. thats something he can look back with joy when he retires. Link to comment
FischerTal Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, kohli said: because he don’t have any shorts to counter short pitch bowling.even sundar & Shardul didn’t get blow on body. Did you watch gill batting against short bowl. acutally pujara is a better batsman against short pitched bowling than anything else. his main problem is inseaming deliveries if you look at his record in England, NZ, and South Africa. i think main reason he copped blows yesterday was because of the situation where he wanted to tire out Aussie bowlers. Aussie bowlers also made mistake of not bowling more good length balls to him. In the end, it was an inseamer from Pat Cummins that got him out. Link to comment
prashan Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 still better player than temporary captain hahane 3 50 s with "0" luck. . most balls faced (considering one format) Link to comment
zen Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, kohli said: because he don’t have any shorts to counter short pitch bowling.even sundar & Shardul didn’t get blow on body. Did you watch gill batting against short bowl. Pujara cuts down on risks as his goal is to hold an end up to see Ind through ... as the key batsman, he takes upon himself to make it count .... his initial reaction is to play the ball ... it is easier to hit for new players and tail who are playing freely under relatively less pressure and can afford to take risks PS let’s not forget that he played 200+ balls in that inning! Edited January 21, 2021 by zen Link to comment
Soldier Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 pujara is a great. dravid is a great. both are grears. appreciate both please. pujara is better vs pace and bounce. fact dravid better vs swing and spin. fact. overall its equal. stalemate. Link to comment
rkt.india Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 23 hours ago, raki05 said: Also he never looked confident against Lyon he has same issue against Lyon as hahane. Pujara played bravely to hold one end but please dont portray him like a king when you are averaging 33 and there was glaring weakness in his style of play against fast short ball and batting against spinner through out series . This is called overhyping and anti hero worshipping just because he doesn't hog lime light as some other does. Don't think he struggled against Lyon. Don't go by how he looks. Link to comment
rkt.india Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, Soldier said: pujara is a great. dravid is a great. both are grears. appreciate both please. pujara is better vs pace and bounce. fact dravid better vs swing and spin. fact. overall its equal. stalemate. Pujara is better against spin than Dravid. Link to comment
prashan Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Cricspin said: There is only 3 runs difference between them in the series and Rahane average is higher. Rahane Century started the Indian revival. He takes as much credit for this series win as anybody else. mcg road with luck ... Pant + vihari+jadeja give credits others. Link to comment
Khota Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Pujara reminds me of Mohammed Ali. Take the game to late rounds and tire the opponent out. He was instrumental in winning the last test. zen 1 Link to comment
prashan Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Cricspin said: Everyone gets credit. Just was replying to someone on being better than Rahane spoken Hahane.. as if to say Rahane did nothing. Lot of players got lives. Part of the game. ok... why this forum everyone don't respect kohli , i also decided don't respect other Indian players.. Link to comment
raki05 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 50 minutes ago, rkt.india said: Don't think he struggled against Lyon. Don't go by how he looks. Pujara definitely struggle against Lyon where many a time he was not sure whether to play at front or back . He looks like dancing on his bowling. Only shot at later part of the series he started playing against Lyon was charging down the pitch awakardly to take singles. Link to comment
raki05 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 No matter how much we dislike rahne he won MCG single handaedly and same goes with Pant and gill who made the chase possible. Without pant and gills inning we never would have dared to chase even. Pujara getting limelight due to blow he took on his body which is brave but nothing to sing and dance as majority of the blow was due to his own mistakes. Laaloo and kohli 2 Link to comment
sorak Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) Pujara on why he decided to get hit instead of playing or ducking Quote “I mostly got hit from one end and that too against (Pat) Cummins. There was this crack on the pitch around the short-of-length spot from where the ball would just take off. Cummins has the skill to make the ball rear up from there and make it follow you. In case I took my hand up to defend it, there was a risk that I would glove the ball. Considering the match situation and how we couldn’t afford to lose wickets, I decided to let the ball hit my body,” he says. Link: gabba-win-no-pain-no-gain-cheteshwar-pujara-interview-pujara-family-interview-the-fiercest-battle Edited January 21, 2021 by sorak coffee_rules and zen 2 Link to comment
zen Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, sorak said: Pujara on why he decided to get hit instead of playing or ducking Link: gabba-win-no-pain-no-gain-cheteshwar-pujara-interview-pujara-family-interview-the-fiercest-battle Good to hear that from the horse's mouth ... and of course the cricket fans felt that too watching live .... what a player! "The Australians are giving him their ultimate compliment; they are calling him a ‘F@#*@#g Legend’." Edited January 21, 2021 by zen Link to comment
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