On Star Sports, he revealed an incident from the 2014/15 tour when he carried drinks for Indian players.
Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has revealed his banter with former Australian opener David Warner when he was not a permanent member of the Indian Test team. On Star Sports, he revealed an incident from the 2014/15 tour when he carried drinks for Indian players.
“During the 2014/15 tour, I was not in the playing eleven. I was carrying the drinks and he (Warner) came up to me and said, ‘You look good carrying drinks.'”
Pujara later added that he also started sledging Warner since then by showing him the out-of-turn signal. He reminded Warner of his dismissals against Ravichandran Ashwin, who has dismissed the left-hander often in his career, especially in local Tests.
“Since then we have continued sledding. And he always did this (shows the off-spin sign) because Ashwin was the one who ruled him out the most. And I told all the players to just give him the gesture because it was playing tricks on him psychologically. I also used to take him on a sled with short legs. I won’t elaborate on that! But every time Warner came to India, I reminded him that he was the one who said goodbye the most to Ashwin.”
Cheteshwar Pujara’s impact in the last two BGT series away from home
While Cheteshwar Pujara is no longer a part of India’s setup, he was crucial in India’s wins against Australia in the previous two Border Gavaskar Trophy series. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018/19 season, scoring 521 runs at an average of 74.43 in seven innings, including three centuries.
His marvelous performances were vital in India’s first series win over Australia away from home, and Pujara won the Player of the Series award for his contributions. Then in the 2020/21 series, he was back in the running, scoring 271 runs at an average of 33.88 in eight innings, with three fifties.
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His ability to take body blows and tire out the Australian bowlers stood out more than those runs. Even the Australian players agreed that Pujara was again the reason behind India’s historic victory.
Surely his absence is felt in the ongoing series. He is currently part of the Star Sports commentary panel, providing his knowledge about the work.
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