The Count of India!

[zen]

Sir Cheteshwar Pujara, what a player! Like the Count of Monte Cristo, the Count of India continues to count:

 

• Eng 2018 -> carried his bat through in one of the games 
• Aus 2018 
• Aus 2020 
• Eng 2021-2 -> another solid performance in the one off test, this time opening the batting 

 

Edited July 3, 2022 by zen

[R!TTER]

Oh no it's the count 

[Majestic]

Indian batsman and their strike rates outside Asia :

 

Pujara is at the bottom in the list.

 

Edited July 3, 2022 by Majestic

[zen]

1 hour ago, Majestic said:

Indian batsman and their strike rates outside Asia :

 

Pujara is at the bottom in the list.

 

 

Test cricket allows players to play per their style. There is no deduction  for having a low SR. To get points for SR, you have to be like Sehwag for e.g.

 

In your list, Gavaskar has 2nd lowest SR after Pujara ... Among those with a relatively high SR on your list, only Sehwag bats in the top order (#1-3), others are more or less middle order batsmen (#4-7), usually batting against an relatively old ball and/or avoiding most parts of the first session 

 

With all the batsmen with SR and/or averages, India never won a test series in Aus for e.g. ... It took a Pujara to change things ... That is how players are judged in tests  

 

Edited July 3, 2022 by zen

[Clarke]

17 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Indian batsman and their strike rates outside Asia :

 

Pujara is at the bottom in the list.

 

 

If you sort by average on the same filters, you'll see consistency when it comes to the bottom of the table.

 

But then he taught Bumrah, Ashwin, Ishant, Shami, Jadeja & Kuldeep on how to average below 30 in Aus. After all, we never won a series before down under, so it must be that. You never know, he probably used 5th gen warfare by means of sandpaper on them and got two of their best bats out of the series. How's that for unparalleled "impact"!

[Number]

So glad to see Pujara getting back in touch.

This is why I always thought clubbing him with Rahane is totally unfair.

He had a solid series in Aus. His struggle at home against Eng was a blip which could be fixed. 

Hopefully he has 2 3 years more in him to serve India. Hopefully will retire with 8500+ runs and avg above 46-47. 

[Majestic]

18 minutes ago, Number said:

So glad to see Pujara getting back in touch.

This is why I always thought clubbing him with Rahane is totally unfair.

He had a solid series in Aus. His struggle at home against Eng was a blip which could be fixed. 

Hopefully he has 2 3 years more in him to serve India. Hopefully will retire with 8500+ runs and avg above 46-47. 

That's just too much of hope. His batting has dipped a lot post 2018 Australia series. Barring occasional 50s, he is not good enough vs pace.

 

[goose]

bit harsh

[Clarke]

Repeat of SA again, manages a fifty in easier conditions. Then the other team bats and shows ground reality.

 

Third best bat of ours this game, what low standards!

[Stan AF]

Threads like this are a disgrace.

[Lord]

his good scores have all come in 2nd innings recently. When pitch settles down

[zen]

Top scorer in the 2nd inning! ... someone not at his best still outgunning those in their best form! 

 

 

[The Realist]

Eng batters making Pujara look the one-dimensional plodding batter that he is. Time to move on from the Old Man. 

[zen]

18 hours ago, Number said:

So glad to see Pujara getting back in touch.

This is why I always thought clubbing him with Rahane is totally unfair.

He had a solid series in Aus. His struggle at home against Eng was a blip which could be fixed. 

Hopefully he has 2 3 years more in him to serve India. Hopefully will retire with 8500+ runs and avg above 46-47. 

 

Let's not forget that he devoted some time in county to prep for test cricket ... if he continues to put in hard work, he can get back near his best! 

 

[Vijy]

On 7/5/2022 at 1:38 AM, zen said:

 

Let's not forget that he devoted some time in county to prep for test cricket ... if he continues to put in hard work, he can get back near his best! 

 

knee troubles will probably not allow that. the knee is a vital part of physiology even in less physically intensive sports like cricket.

[Clarke]

Fata poster, nikla all rounder! Leg spin minus the spin 

 

 

 

 

[tweaker]

Why has he never bowled for team India

[Clarke]

59 minutes ago, tweaker said:

Why has he never bowled for team India

 

he's just having fun, don't take the idea or my post seriously

[zen]

14 hours ago, tweaker said:

Why has he never bowled for team India

He should esp. in India and who knows like Root could pick up a 5-er (needs to explore his hidden potential as an AR  )

Edited July 14, 2022 by zen

[Vijy]

22 hours ago, tweaker said:

Why has he never bowled for team India

his bowling was so good that the captain conspired to keep him away from the ball. not even chuck norris was this deadly.