“It gives you a “thrill” to get rid of him,” Josh Hazlewood said of his fights with Pujara on the field. Over the past few years, India and Australia have both played in some exciting games. We have seen some great rivalries on the field, especially when it comes to Red-Cherry cricket. Because of this, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is one of the toughest Test series in the world.
Team India has done some great things away from home, right in the backyard of the Australians. During these tough Test battles, many of the best bowlers and batters have shown a lot of guts, character, and determination. In fact, Australia had to work hard more than once to pull off all of their plans to get a “highly-priced” wicket of an Indian batter.
Even worse, it came down to sledging the batters as a tactic to get them off track and throw off their rhythm. Few players have stayed calm on the field, even when they were being picked on. Two great Indian legends, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, peered into the vault. They didn’t seem worried and they let their bats do most of the talking.
In the modern era of the India-Australia Test rivalry, it is interesting to note that there is one more player who even Australia’s world-class bowling line-up couldn’t beat because of how calm he was and how well he defended himself.
Cheteshwar Pujara is a great Indian player. The majestic and old-fashioned test batter was very patient and skilled against Australia. When bowlers stick to their game plan and bowl within their range to keep things tight, many batters lose focus and end up throwing away their wickets. But it won’t be wrong to call Pujara a monk on the field. He makes sure to dig in hard at the crease and wear out the bowlers until they lose their concentration and give him bad balls to hit.
There’s no doubt that Cheteshwar Pujara has the talent and style to get under the skin of any bowler. Because of this, many Australians hate coming back to him only to be let down most of the time.
When it comes to memorable battles, who could forget the intense fights between Josh Hazlewood of Australia and Cheteshwar Pujara of India? Hazlewood recently said that most Australians don’t like the Indian batter because he doesn’t give away his wicket very often. The pacer said that if you want to get out, you have to really work for it, not just hope.
Josh Hazlewood thinks that Pujara is one of the hardest batters to get out because he puts a high price on his wicket.
Also, he didn’t try to hide the fact that getting rid of him gives people a “thrill.” He also said that most Australians hate him when he takes the field against them. Josh Hazlewood praised Cheteshwar Pujara by saying that he is a great player who proves that Test cricket is the best kind of cricket. This is despite the fact that they are rivals on the field.
“I’ve had a lot of great fights with him over the years, especially in Australia. Australians really dislike him, but he’s a great player, so I guess that’s just part of Test cricket. It is more exciting for the bowlers (to dismiss Pujara). I think you end up getting his wicket when you do. It means you have worked very hard. Even if it’s the fifth ball Pujara sees, you’ve already bowled to him in other Tests, so you’ve already earned his respect and that wicket “On Tuesday, Hazlewood said this on the RCB podcast.
The Australian quick is still recovering from an injury to a tendon, which makes it unlikely that he will play in the next IPL. On the other hand, Pujara’s 100th Test match for Team India showed how long-lasting and skilled he is.
He did it during a home Test series between India and Australia that just ended. Even though the 35-year-old couldn’t play long innings in the four Tests he played, he still made some important contributions. So far, the veteran No. 3 for India has made 102 Test appearances and scored 7,154 runs, including 19 hundreds and 35 fifties.
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