Will India consider him for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?- Aakash Chopra ponders over Cheteshwar Pujara making the cut

India’s roster and the people it should include have been the subject of much discussion as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy draws near. Even if Australia has been a happy hunting ground for India in the past when they have visited the country for the red-ball format, the matter is always hotly disputed. Among the key contributions to those series was Cheteshwar Pujara, who is noteworthy.

Similarly, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra discussed if India should consider Pujara as a “defensive batter” in their lineup. Will he be given consideration for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by India? Pujara’s series was the one that came before the last one. However, nobody remembers that Gabba’s entire body became blue after being hit by balls so frequently that it broke his pride the last time. Additionally, Pujara was present, and this club as a whole lacks a defensive batter. Does India still have any thoughts? “I don’t know if they are, but should they?” said Chopra.

He is Cheteshwar Pujara Aakash Chopra, the pujari of cricket.

Chopra called Pujara “cricket’s pujari” in a compliment and expressed amazement at his exceptional batsmanship by mentioning a few home luminaries that he had eclipsed.

“There are currently eighteen double hundreds for Cheteshwar Pujara. He goes by the moniker Pujara and is the pujari (priest) of cricket. He’s exceptional. I read in a Circle of Cricket tweet that Patsy Hendren, Wally Hammond, and Don Bradman are three players who are still ahead of him. Mark Ramprakash and Herbert Sutcliffe are beneath him. 18 top-tier double hundreds Cheteshwar Pujara sahab, you are unique and amazing. This is how he always scores runs. “He is simply amazing,” Chopra continued.

Pujara scored nearly half of Saurashtra’s points in their match versus Chhattisgarh in Group D. In 383 deliveries, he scored 234 runs, including 25 fours and one maximum.

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How the national selectors perceive his innings in terms of a defensively sound batter’s place in the squad would be intriguing to observe.