Cheteshwar Pujara namedrops 1 Australian bowler who didn't want to see his face

India National Cricket Team batter Cheteshwar Pujara revealed a hilarious incident that he encountered in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He spoke about Australia National Cricket Team pacer Josh Hazlewood but didn't want to see his face.

Cheteshwar Pujara was one of the major reasons behind the dominance of the India National Cricket Team in the last two series down under. The Test specialist was rock solid at the crease in both tours and made sure that he helped his team win the two series.

Cheteshwar Pujara batted for long periods in last two series against Australia

Cheteshwar Pujara batted for long periods in both the series and made Australia National Cricket Team bowlers look clueless. The batter first made the pacers tired and then, after that, took an attack on the bowlers, slamming boundaries in every corner.

Cheteshwar Pujara was the leading run-getter during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018/19. He ended with 521 runs in 4 games, to go with three centuries and a fifty, including his gritty 193 at the SCG. And in the next tour, although he didn't get many runs, he stayed at the crease longer than anyone else.

He ended up saying, I have seen enough of Pujara on the field, so I don't want to see any of his videos - Cheteshwar Pujara on Josh Hazlewood

Cheteshwar Pujara during the Star Sports Press conference, was asked to mention a funny anecdote he encountered in the BGT series Down Under. The batter revealed how Josh Hazlewood, in one of the team meetings, told his team that he didn't want to see his face. He elaborated:

"One thing I've heard is that at one point Josh Hazlewood ended up staying in one of the team meetings where. They showed my videos, and he ended up saying, I have seen enough of Pujara on the field, so I don't want to see any of his videos."

Cheteshwar Pujara also advised India batters how to tackle the short balls in Australia. He highlighted how the short pitch deliveries are above the shoulder level down under, and one needs to take on bowlers if he has a good pull shot. He added:

"When you are facing short pitch deliveries, you need to know whether you are a good puller. If you are, then you need to take the bowlers on, you need to play that shot. But the most important thing when you are facing short pitch deliveries is we end up playing hook shots which we are not quite capable of, I would say that most of the time on Indian pitches, most of the balls we faced, when we are facing short pitch deliveries are below the shoulder level and when we go to Australia, most of the short pitch deliveries are above the shoulder level."

You need to be in control of the ball - Cheteshwar Pujara on facing short balls in Australia

Cheteshwar Pujara, while talking about the same, claimed that batters need to identify the balls that are above shoulder level or head height. He pointed out that most of the batters in the current Indian team love to play pull but stressed that they need to be in control while playing. He added:

"As a batter, you need to just identify those balls that are the balls which are above my shoulder level or above my head height. Those are the balls which you need to leave, and the other balls which are at shoulder height or below that are the height where you can play your pull shots because most of our batters if you look at the current batting lineup, most of them are aggressive players.

"They like playing that pull shot. But you need to be in control of the ball and that is where you know you need to have both. Sometimes you need to leave the balls, sometimes you need to play the pull shot. So it is about making the right decision when you are at the crease. You can't have a set goal that, if the first ball is a bouncer, I'm going to play the pull shot. You just need to look at that ball and then make that decision." he concluded.