Pujara, who was once ultimate observed within the India jersey within the Bangladesh Test sequence, shared pictures of him training forward of the four-Test sequence in opposition to Australia.
The first Test will probably be performed in Nagpur from February 9, adopted through the Delhi Test which is able to get started from from February 17. The 3rd and fourth Tests will probably be performed in Dharamsala and Ahmedabad.
“Getting ready for India vs Australiatweeted Pujara.
Getting ready for 🇮🇳 vs 🇦🇺 https://t.co/g8c1RRqUbO
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) 1675151358000
Pujara was in terrific touch last year where in the 5 Tests he scored 409 runs at an average of 45.44 that included a century and three fifties. Pujara’s century last year in December came after 1,400-plus days.
Pujara had a below-par run in 2020 and 2021 where he averaged 20.37 and 28.08 and scored a total of 865 runs in 18 Tests and 34 innings.
But a stint with Sussex county in England turned things around for him. In his eight matches for Sussex during the County Championship, he scored 1,094 runs at an average of 109.40. He scored five hundred-plus scores in the championship in 13 innings, with a best score of 231. He was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the championship.
Pujara is the sixth-highest run-scorer in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, In 20 matches and 37 innings, he has scored 1,893 runs at an average of 54.08 with five centuries and 10 half-centuries and a best score of 204.
The Border-Gavaskar Test series is a big one for both the teams as they look to nail down a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Australia is at the top of the WTC standings with a win percentage of 75.56 and have won 10 Tests, lost one and drawn four. India is at the second spot with a win percentage of 58.93 and have won five Tests, lost four and drawn one.
India’s Test squad for the first two Tests against Australia: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat and Suryakumar Yadav.
(With inputs from ANI)