Starvation is much more: Cheteshwar Pujara eyeing Take a look at comeback for England tour
Pujara was talking to Boria Majumdar at Trailblazers 3.0 Conclave organised by RevSportz in Kolkata. The 37-year-old veteran final performed for India through the ICC World Test Championship ultimate towards Australia in 2023 within the UK. In 103 Exams for India, he has made 7,195 runs at a mean of 43.60, with 19 centuries and 35 fifties. His steely defence, willpower and starvation for runs has earned him a spot amongst India’s most revered Take a look at batters.
Talking on the conclave, Pujara stated, “I’m enjoying home cricket. If given an opportunity, I’m able to seize it with each arms. The starvation is much more. If you find yourself older, you should work even tougher.”
Pujara featured for Saurashtra within the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, scoring 402 runs in seven matches and 10 innings at a mean of 40.20, with a century and fifty and finest rating of 234. Since his final match for India, he has featured extensively in home cricket and in County cricket for Sussex alike.
In England, Pujara has scored 870 runs in 16 matches at a mean of 29.00, with a century and 5 fifties and a finest rating of 132*.
Pujara additionally stated that Australia is the “hardest” opponent to face in Exams. “Australia are the hardest with regards to Take a look at cricket. India by no means wish to lose to Australia. That is why 2018 was like successful the World Cup. It was the largest achievement of my Take a look at profession. And likewise, 2020-21, after we repeated historical past,” he stated. Pujara was the beginning of India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy wins in 2018 and 2020-21, troubling Australia along with his defence and method. Within the first, he top-scored with 521 runs in 4 matches at a mean of 74.42, three centuries and a fifty. His finest rating is 193. Within the 2020-21 sequence, he made 271 runs in 4 matches at a mean of 33.87, with three fifties and the most effective rating of 77. Within the ultimate Take a look at at The Gabba, he endured quite a few physique blows from Australian pacers on his physique, making the win much more memorable.
On the England tour, which can kickstart India’s ICC World Take a look at Championship 2025-27 cycle from June 20 onwards, Pujara stated that the batting should be robust.
“We’ve got the bowling. We have to put runs on the board. And we’ve the gamers to do this. We’ve got to respect the bowlers and the situations. I might not say that we don’t have an opportunity,” he stated.
The batter additionally termed India as a favorite to beat New Zealand within the Champions Trophy ultimate and win their third title. On India’s alleged benefit in Dubai, Pujara stated, “I don’t assume so. The schedule was put out earlier than the beginning of the event. The event is being performed in a hybrid mannequin as a result of India couldn’t go to Pakistan attributable to safety causes.”
