Watch: Cheteshwar Pujara does batting practice a day after Test snub | Cricket News
The senior India batter posted a video on social media of him batting at a floor and enjoying few pictures, prepping for the upcoming home Duleep trophy.
Pujara, on Friday was dropped from the Indian squad travelling to the West Indies for a two-match collection subsequent month.
Pujara was subjected to harsh criticism after his underwhelming efficiency within the just lately concluded World Check Championship Ultimate at The Oval in London.
With Pujara being dropped from the Windies tour, it’s being speculated in sure sections that the India veteran could have performed his final Check.
Nevertheless, Pujara’s father and coach Arvind stated his son could make a comeback to the nationwide aspect and has already began his preparation for the Duleep trophy.
“He’s mentally very robust. I can not remark about choice. However from what I’ve seen, he’s batting at his greatest. In actual fact, he was working onerous within the nets the identical day publish the WI workforce announcement,” he stated.
“He has began getting ready for the Duleep trophy and can proceed enjoying on the county circuit. As a father and coach, there isn’t a motive for me to imagine why he cannot comeback.”
After the India No.3’s omission, legends reminiscent of Sunil Gavaskar slammed the selectors for his or her resolution to drop the 35-year-old Pujara.
Gavaskar had stated Pujara had been made a scapegoat for the batter’s failure within the WTC last.
“Why has he been made the scapegoat for our batting failures? He has been a loyal servant of Indian cricket, a quiet and ready achiever. However as a result of he does not have tens of millions of followers on no matter platforms who would make a noise in case he will get dropped, you drop him? That’s one thing past understanding,” stated Gavaskar.
“What’s the standards for dropping him and preserving the others who failed. I do not know as a result of these days there isn’t a media interplay with the choice committee chairman or whoever the place you can really ask these questions.”
(With inputs from PTI)
