IND vs BAN: "When You Realize That's A Battle You Can't Win, You Need To Move On"- Dinesh Karthik On Cheteshwar Pujara

Indian Cricket Team would be booming with confidence after a terrific Day 3. The Men in Blue are in the driver’s seat as Bangladesh still requires another 471 runs to win the Test Match. Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara struck a fine century and ended the drought of almost 4 years.

Bangladesh would be utterly disappointed with their performance as the bowlers weren’t disciplined in their line and length. The injury of Ebadot Hossain proved to be a turning point as there was a huge amount of workload on the pacer Khaled Ahmed

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Dinesh Karthik on Cheteshwar Pujara

Dinesh Karthik was having an interaction with Cricbuzz and was asked about Cheteshwar Pujara. “To be fair, I don’t think he has any keenness on playing in the IPL. He has tried over a period of time, and he realizes that it’s not his cup of tea. He is spending a lot of time during the summer in England, honing his skills and playing his cricket.  At this stage of his life, it’s not about trying to prove a point. It’s about where do you enjoy playing, and where do people enjoy the fact that I bat this way. He is very well aware of those answers, and that’s not the IPL for him.” said Dinesh Karthik

“That is going out in the summer and playing for England. He enjoys doing that. He takes his family along, and credit to him, as he has found a niche for himself there. That’s what you need to progress as a cricketer. When you realize there’s a battle you can’t win, you need to move on to other battle. And he has gone on to that path.” he added.

Cheteshwar Pujara an Asset

The right handed batter has shown to the World Cricket that he is not a finished product. In both the innings, Cheteshwar Pujara has shown immense mental application and has switched gears quite quickly. The batter may have a history of low strike rates but the batter knows how to play long & significant innings which is priceless.

Head Coach Rahul Dravid would be thrilled after seeing a stand-out performance from Pujara. Earlier, there were questions raised over Pujara’s place in the team. As mentioned by Karthik, Pujara has benefitted from playing county cricket in England.

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