IND vs NZ 2021: There Were Two Things That Led To Cheteshwar Pujara's Dismissal - Sanjay Bangar
Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar pointed out two things that led to the downfall of Cheteshwar Pujara in the first innings of the second Test against New Zealand in Mumbai.
Pujara fell to a tossed-up delivery from Ajaz Patel that sneaked under his bat and ricocheted off his pads and onto the stumps. It is quite uncharacteristic from the experienced batsman as he is generally good against the slower bowlers.
Speaking about his dismissal, Bangar said: “Here he was looking to go against the turn and the fuller length because we also mentioned in our stint is a lot of deliveries from Ajaz Patel were actually fuller lengths, they were driving deliveries.
“But by going out, he yorked himself there and that caused his dismissal. So two things, yorking himself and then looking to go against the turn, that led to his dismissal.”
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