Sunil Gavaskar on Cheteshwar Pujara: The World Test Championship final 2023 to be played between India and Australia from June 7 is slowly getting closer. This match will be played at the Oval in London, for which Team India has started practicing after reaching England. Meanwhile, former Indian veteran batsman Sunil Gavaskar told that Cheteshwar Pujara will be an important part of Team India for this final and his advice will be necessary for the team.
Veteran Gavaskar said about Pujara, “It is true that he has been there, that means he has seen how the Oval pitch behaves. He might not have played at The Oval. He may have been in Sussex which is not far from London, but he must have kept an eye on what was going on there. As far as the batting unit and captaincy is concerned, his advice will be important. Don’t forget that he has also captained (the Sussex team), so he must have made some strategies by watching fellow Australian Steve Smith.
Players coming from IPL can be difficult
Sunil Gavaskar also talked about this, most of the Indian players are coming after playing IPL. He said that here players have to take care of the speed of bat rotation, because in T20 the bat is rotated very fast. Let us tell you that most of the players who were part of Team India in the final of the World Test Championship were playing in IPL 2023, which ended on 29 May. In such a situation, it will not be easy for the players to come directly from T20 to Test.
Gavaskar said, “I think he will focus on his speed of swinging the bat. They are coming from T20 cricket, where the bat is swung very fast, whereas in Test cricket, the speed of bat swing is controlled. In such a situation, they have to look into it.
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