Cheteshwar Pujara will be hoping to improve his form with the bat in South Africa.© AFP
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara He is hoping to improve his form with the bat when the three-match Test series begins in South Africa later this month. India will face Proteas three test The three-match ODI series is preceded by the opening match at Centurion on 26 December. Pujara has been struggling with the bat in recent times, failing to score a century since 2019. The three Tests in South Africa will provide an opportunity for Pujara to fine-tune his fine touch and shut down his critics. The 33-year-old batsman has been sweating profusely in practice ahead of the upcoming series.
Taking to social media platform Ku on Sunday, Pujara shared pictures of them batting in the nets.
“Getting down the drain,” he wrote in the text accompanying the pictures.
Meanwhile, Pujara extended his support to the Indian bowlers for the visitors in the upcoming South Africa series.
“Whenever we’ve played overseas, our fast bowlers have made the difference between the two sides. If you look at the Australia series, even if you look at the England series, we did exceptionally well as a bowling unit And I am sure it will be the same in South Africa,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Pujara as saying.
“Our fast bowlers are our strength and I hope they will be able to take advantage of these conditions and give us 20 wickets in every Test match,” he said.
India recently beat New Zealand 1-0 in the Test series and Pujara feels this is the best opportunity for the Indian team to win the series in South Africa.
publicized
“The good thing is that we have played a few Test matches in India. So most people are in touch, and when it comes to preparation, the support staff has been excellent. They are supporting us well and we have five or six It’s a few days before we go to the first Test,” Pujara said.
(with ANI inputs)
Topics mentioned in this article
,