Cheteshwar Pujara was named Player of the Series for Bangladesh Tests© AFP
India’s star batter Cheteshwar Pujara credited his time spent taking part in first-class cricket for his success within the two-match take a look at sequence in opposition to Bangladesh. The middle-order batter scored 192 runs within the sequence, together with a century and a fifty. He was declared the participant of the sequence for his contribution to India’s 2-0 clean-sweep victory in opposition to the hosts. Pujara talked about that he had been working intensively on his recreation whereas scoring tons in first-class cricket. He additionally labelled the sequence a aggressive one regardless of India successful it 2-0.
“It’s been a great competitive series. I have been working hard on my game. Played a lot of First-class cricket and then worked a lot on my game, that’s what helped me score these runs,” stated Pujara.
Underlining the significance of breaks, he stated that the hole between Test matches permits gamers to have time for getting ready. He additionally highlighted the significance of psychological preparedness earlier than a recreation.
“Sometimes, there is enough gap between Test matches, it helps you prepare. I think playing First-class cricket is really important for improving. You need to be mentally prepared and I believe that if you are strong mentally, and prepare well, you’ll be good,” expressed the right-hander.
India had been in an enormous spot of hassle at 74/7 within the first session of the fourth day with the final acknowledged batting pair of Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin on the crease. However, the Indian staff pulled off the chase with three wickets to spare and clinched the sequence 2-0.
Ravichandran Ashwin (42*) and Shreyas Iyer (29*) stitched an unbeaten 71-run partnership on the fourth day to assist India win the ultimate take a look at of the two-match take a look at sequence in opposition to Bangladesh. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled fantastically to take a five-wicket haul however was unable to win the take a look at for the hosts. The take a look at sequence victory was the sixteenth win in a row in Asia for the boys in blue.
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