Cheteshwar Pujara notched up 227 runs in the four Tests against England in the summer including 91 in the third Test at Leeds and 61 in the 4th Test at the Oval.
Pujara notched up 227 runs in the four Tests against England in the summer including 91 in the third Test at Leeds and 61 in the 4th Test at the Oval. “My mindset was a lot more different in the England Test series, I was a lot more fearless. There was not much change in technique. So far preparations for the New Zealand series has been good and I’ll look to carry that same fearless mindset against the Kiwis as well,” Pujara said during a virtual media interaction from Kanpur on Tuesday (November 23).
The Indian batter is not concerned about the added responsibility of being vice-captain for the Kanpur Test. Kohli is expected to be back for the second Test in Mumbai.
“Added responsibility can be good and cam sometimes work in your favour. Even as a senior player in the side, I used to share my inputs with the think-tank regularly,” Pujara said.
The Saurashtra batter hasn’t seen much cricket for the last three months since he didn’t play a single IPL 2021 match and wasn’t part of the Indian T20 side as well. “Although I didn’t play any match, I was part of an IPL team (Chennai Super Kings). I went to practice with CSK and trained with them regularly. We also had a five-day camp in Mumbai to prepare for the NZ series which has been really good,” he added.
