Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood is ravishing happy that he’s going to now no longer want to bowl to India Test frail Cheteshwar Pujara in the most fresh chapter of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting right here on Friday. The Indian crew has moved on from the likes of Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, both of whom played a most foremost hand in guaranteeing the company’ lend a hand-to-lend a hand accumulate Down Below four years ago.
Pujara became once the rock of Indian batting on the previous two excursions Down Below. He confronted the most numbers of balls to wear down Australia’s ambitious paddle assault. The out-of-favour batter became once the main bustle-getter in the 2018-19 sequence with 521 runs off 1258 balls and became once once all all over again the spine of Indian batting three years later when he gathered 271 runs off 928 balls.
“I am pretty happy that Puj (Pujara) isn’t here. He’s obviously one that bats time, makes you really earn his wicket every time, has done really well on Australia on all these tours,” Hazlewood told reporters sooner than the most foremost Test right here.
Despite Pujara’s absence, he feels there is enough talent in the Indian squad.
“So there’s always young, fresh guys coming into the Indian team. They are so much under pressure to perform in the Indian team with so many nipping at their heels all the time. Whoever they pick in that XI, they are unbelievable players,” he acknowledged.
Moreover Pujara, Rishabh Pant became once one more participant who stood out in the previous sequence. His unbeaten 89 in the fourth and remaining Test in Brisbane will plod down as one in all the largest knocks by an Indian.
Hazlewood feels it’s a ways compulsory to maintain a versatile potential in opposition to explosive batters cherish Pant.
“Against such batters, you need Plan B and C if things go south. It is important to have different plans. We also have players like Travis Head and Mitch Marsh who can take the game away,” acknowledged the pacer.
Shubman Gill has been dominated out of the sport ensuing from a thumb break, forcing India to enviornment a brand novel number three.
“Obviously that unsettles the top 6, a little bit of an issue but as I said, the depth in Indian cricket is unmatched, perhaps the team with the best depth in the world. Whoever comes in has earned their stripes and will do well no doubt,” he acknowledged.
Hazlewood reckons the Indian crew can even miss Mohammed Shami, who lately returned to competitive cricket after a long break lay-off.
Shami, on the opposite hand, can also very well be accessible for the second half of of the 5-match sequence.
“They will miss him (Shami). He has played around 60 Tests. He is a senior bowler. Of course, he is someone all the youngsters look up to but Jasprit Bumrah has taken that role over the years,” Hazlewood acknowledged.
“Bumrah is also the captain in the first Test, maybe and he is someone who players look up to and is the leader of the attack,” he acknowledged.
The sequence has an extra Test when in contrast to the four games on the previous tour. Going forward, 5-Test sequence between India and Australia will be a eternal characteristic.
“It is a five-Test series, an added factor. It is going to be more gruelling. If you win a series against India in any part of the world, you know you have earned it. So yeah, it is right up there,” Hazlewood added.
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