Senior batter Cheteshwar Pujara hasn't been scoring runs for Team India consistently.
India batter Cheteshwar Pujara isn't having a good time with the bat as he failed once again in the first session of the second Test against New Zealand. He was out on a duck by New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel on Day 1 of the Mumbai Test.
Former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh had an interesting take on Pujara's dismissal as he feels the senior batter may get a side strain before India's next Test match. His cheeky comment in the context of Ajinkya Rahane's exclusion from playing eleven of the second Test due to a niggle.
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There was no news of Rahane's injury before Kohli revealed it ahead of the beginning of the Test match. "So it’s next Pujara’s turn to have a side strain on the morning of the Johannesburg Test," Ganesh wrote, hinting that India might drop Pujara.
India were in trouble after losing Pujara and captain Virat Kohli in the same over on Day 1. But Mayank Agarwal ensured the hosts don't lose track and he ended up smashing a hundred. Mayank got out after scoring 150 runs on Day 2 by Ajaz.