Only some players have that privilege in the cricket circuit to call themselves the ‘Ace of The Spades’ and Pujara is one among the few of the lot. Fans have been waiting to see Pujara to back with the squad and according to some reports he has been called for the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy but this time he might do the job vocally. We might see Cheteshwar Pujara doing commentary for the BGT 2024-25.
Cheteshwar Pujara an asset
In an era of counterattacking batsmen, Pujara is a rare successful defensive batsman who takes pleasure in grinding down attacks and then feasting on them. Cheteshwar Pujara’s batting is a throwback to eras gone by, not so much in technique – he is unusually bottom-handed for someone who pays his bills through Test cricket. He steps down to spinners but keeps the ball along the carpet, he doesn’t tire of scoring runs no matter the opposition or venue, his fitness is more about what is required for batting for long periods as opposed to bulging biceps with tattoos on them.
Pujara scored 521 runs in four matches, including three centuries in 2018-19 series, to go with 271 runs in the next edition of the BGT. Even though runs didn’t exactly flow off his bat in the 2020-21 series, his grit and determination played a vital role in India clinching the series 2-1. Pujara was the star of India’s last two series wins Down Under for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
It is just the rumors or is Pujara really going for the play-by-play analysis, observation and commentary? Well it would be exciting to watch how this turns out to be for Pujara and the Indian Cricket fans. It is Cheteshwar Pujara we are talking about, whose counselling and expertise is always a blessing for the team.
