World No.1 Test bowler Pat Cummins has revealed that India’s Cheteshwar Pujara is the toughest batsman to bowl to within the longest format of the sport.
Cheteshwar Pujara had helped India orchestrate their maiden Test collection victory in Australia final 12 months as he amassed up staggering 521 runs in 2018-19 collection at a mean of over 74 with three tons of and a half-century.
Cummins was requested which batsman he discovered toughest to bowl to throughout dwell Question & Answer session that was organized by the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA).
“There are a lot of them out there, unfortunately. But I am going to go with someone different, and he is (Cheteshwar) Pujara from India. He was a real pain in the back for us,” Pat Cummins stated.
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Cummins recalled how onerous it was for the Australian crew to dismiss Pujara within the final collection. Cummins’ teammates Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood have additionally spoken of the frustration that they felt within the collection when Pujara was within the center.
“He (Pujara) was an absolute rock for them in that series. (He was) Really hard to get out. Just ultra concentration all day, day after day. He is the hardest one in Test cricket so far, I think,” Cummins added.
Cheteshwar Pujara was introduced as the person of the match and the participant of the collection for the sheer variety of runs he has scored within the collection, as many hailed him to be the distinction between the 2 sides as India received their first ever Test collection in Australia.