Ankit_sharma03 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Test mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara may possess a rock-solid defence and textbook batting technique, but his recent exploits against New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final has drawn a lot of criticism. Known for his sluggish batting approach, Pujara received major flak on social media for not putting away "bad deliveries" during his stay at the crease. Pujara managed only eight runs in 54 deliveries in the first innings of the match. In fact, it took 36 balls to score his first runs at the marquee clash. The No.3 batsman had a mediocre outing in the second innings too, scoring 80-ball 15 before falling prey to Kyle Jamieson. To make things worse, Pujara even botched up a Ross Taylor catch in slips while New Zealand were inching closer to the fourth-innings target of 139. Veteran South Africa pacer Dale Steyn believes the Saurashtra batsman has lost his ability to play on his back foot, resulting in a dearth of runs. Pujara's last Test century came in January 2019, during India's historic series win in Australia. "Out of my memory, I just remember Pujara playing great off his legs. Very, very good off his legs, and eyes underneath the ball. But I do remember him playing some magical cut shots and backfoot drives. "Maybe on pitches that are a little bit quicker and Indian wickets are not quick he played some beautiful balls underneath his eyes through the cover. It's a part of the game that I feel he has lost," Steyn said on ESPNCricinfo. Steyn also said that Pujara would've escaped Jamieson's wicket-taking delivery if he was more on his backfoot while punching it away. "That shot he played today, if he was in a better position, a couple of years maybe, he would have gotten more on the backfoot and punched it through the covers, whereas he just stood there half and half on his front foot. Overall, a very soft dismissal, running it down to first slip is a very peculiar way of getting out for top batters," he said. During the course of the two-year World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, Pujara failed to notch up a ton and scored at an average of less than 30. He'll be next seen in action during India's upcoming five-Test series against England. "That's the thing I have seen lacking in Pujara. I'm so used to him rocking onto his backfoot and playing with his hands and good feet movement. He's kind of lost that part of his game. And if you're only hanging on the front foot, good bowlers will not bowl half-volleys to you. "And you've got to turn good balls into good shots. That's the difference between Test cricket and First-Class cricket. He's missing out on a lot of runs there," Steyn further said Link- https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/dale-steyn-points-out-flaw-in-pujara-s-batting-after-wtc-final-between-india-and-new-zealand-714319 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) @Jimmy Cliff- may be this Edited June 24, 2021 by Ankit_sharma03 Jimmy Cliff 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 He is most likely to be dropped as per grapevine Sandeep99 1 Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Dude has lost his reflexes. Timing was also an issue with him.. Reason why he sucked in county. He used to dominate spinners now we see bharatnatyam agains them. Just move on from him. Cricspin and Lord 2 Link to comment
ShoonyaSifar Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 More than the technical issues, mentally he and lot of our batsmen look so restrained and are playing with a lot of fear. He did play two very good back foot square drives in the first innings just before getting out. Rathour the cheerleader is of no use. Get a proper batting coach and a mental conditioning coach. But then Kohli-Shastri hate professionals and prefer yesmen. Shastri himself takes credit for working with batsmen when things go well but goes into a hiding after such surrenders sorak 1 Link to comment
Sandeep99 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: @Jimmy Cliff- may be this Not defending Pujara but iss beautiful technique ke saath Rahane aur Rat kya ukhad liya? raki05 and Vilander 2 Link to comment
Sandeep99 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 hours ago, coffee_rules said: He is most likely to be dropped as per grapevine Rat has already singled him out. He said the batsmen need to play with more intent. We're back to 2016. kohli and raki05 1 1 Link to comment
Sandeep99 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Age has caught up with Pujara. I feel he's done as an international cricketer. He might still play a good innings or two here and there but he should retire gracefully without being pushed out of the team. No matter what people say he has been an incredible player for us over the last 7-8 years and has won us many matches from dicey situations. I hope BCCI doesn't let him go away and ask him to stay around with the 'A' youngsters and help them with their techniques. sarcastic, express bowling, Lord and 2 others 5 Link to comment
R!TTER Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sandeep99 said: We're back to 2016. Does that mean we're playing 16 tests at home, to boost Kohli's average raki05 1 Link to comment
Sandeep99 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, R!TTER said: Does that mean we're playing 16 tests at home, to boost Kohli's average Clown can't even score runs on Indian flatbeds anymore as evidenced in the first test against England at Chennai raki05 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Pujara is past his best days. Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Sandeep99 said: Not defending Pujara but iss beautiful technique ke saath Rahane aur Rat kya ukhad liya? Atleast they scored almost double triple then him. N if ur head starts to fall the player will keep failing n failing Link to comment
The Realist Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Can't play on the frontfoot either. Can't run so hogs one end helping opposition bowlers get into rhythm. Can't score so puts pressure on other batter. Apart from that still a fine batsman... Link to comment
nitinbwj Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Kohli, Rahane and Pujara can ••••••• off TheWall and raki05 2 Link to comment
Lord Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 guy has incredible mental strength to keep talking hits and go on But these days it seems like hes compensating his technique with mental strength. I'd have him till SA tour and then take a call Link to comment
Sandeep99 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: Atleast they scored almost double triple then him. N if ur head starts to fall the player will keep failing n failing Yeah Pujara is done as I said in another post. Time for a replacement. express bowling 1 Link to comment
The Realist Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Lord said: guy has incredible mental strength to keep talking hits and go on But these days it seems like hes compensating his technique with mental strength. I'd have him till SA tour and then take a call It's a weakness. Get into position to play the ball. The fact that he gets hit so often shows hand eye coordination is shot. And most pitches around the world thesedays are batting friendly. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 12 hours ago, coffee_rules said: He is most likely to be dropped as per grapevine is Rahul the replacement? Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Just now, cowboysfan said: is Rahul the replacement? More like Mayank. It will not be that bad, imo. Now, how to fix Kohli and Rahane, the C and VC. Part of TM! Link to comment
Lord Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, cowboysfan said: is Rahul the replacement? should be Vihari as per pecking order maybe Rahane will move to 3 Link to comment
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