Aswhin: Pujara missing ton would have been a shame
24 Nov 2012 5:58 AM IST
R Ashwin’s support was crucial in young batsman Cheteshwar Pujara scoring a century today and the India spinner says it would have been a “shame” had his colleague missed out on a hundred on Friday.
Pujara was going strong while other top-order batsmen struggled but the young batsman found an able ally in Ashwin, who supported him well with a magnificent 60.
Ashwin had joined Pujara when six top Indian batsmen were cooling their heels back in the pavilion and stayed with him till the end of the play. Ashwin lauded Pujara’s technical efficiency and his controlled knock. ‘I thought it was a brilliant knock. The amount of time he trusted his defense and kept on defending was brilliant. He eased the nerves as he batted on, defending beautifully. I thought it was a very well paced knock and it would have been a shame if he had not got a hundred,’ said Ashwin after the first day’s play.
Pujara, who came into the second Test with an unbeaten double hundred (206) and 41 not out in the first Test, ended the day with an unbeaten knock of 114.His knock rescued India from deep trouble as India were struggling at 119 for 5.
Pujara was going strong while other top-order batsmen struggled but the young batsman found an able ally in Ashwin, who supported him well with a magnificent 60.
Ashwin had joined Pujara when six top Indian batsmen were cooling their heels back in the pavilion and stayed with him till the end of the play. Ashwin lauded Pujara’s technical efficiency and his controlled knock. ‘I thought it was a brilliant knock. The amount of time he trusted his defense and kept on defending was brilliant. He eased the nerves as he batted on, defending beautifully. I thought it was a very well paced knock and it would have been a shame if he had not got a hundred,’ said Ashwin after the first day’s play.
Pujara, who came into the second Test with an unbeaten double hundred (206) and 41 not out in the first Test, ended the day with an unbeaten knock of 114.His knock rescued India from deep trouble as India were struggling at 119 for 5.
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