The former Indian batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara came up with a stark contrast on his mind following the brilliant batting show by Harry Brook who scored a hundred against India on Day 3 of the 1st test match in Headingley. After watching the reckless strike of the English batter, the veteran guesses there are few rays of Rishabh Pant in the English batter. On Day 3 it was Brook taking the charge with the bat and bringing England a lead further. Even after taking it to 99 runs, he missed the centuries mark after Prasidh Krishna dismissed the big wicket.
Cheteshwar Pujara’s Statement
“I’ve seen his journey when I was playing for Yorkshire, he made his first-class debut. So since then he has matured and he’s playing and he’s leading in the white circuit for the England team, so he knows, understands his responsibility and the kind of shots he played today—I mean, not many players can do that,” Pujara commented.
“I can see a little bit of Rishabh Pant in him because he’s stepping down, although both have different approach, but both of them are fearless. Both of them are trying to disrupt bowler’s length, and they are trying to put pressure on back on the bowlers and that’s why that’s the key, because whenever the team is in trouble,” he shared.
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“Those are the guys who put pressure back on the bowlers and take the game away from you very quickly. Harry Brook is one of them who bats very quickly. His strike rate is always on the higher side, which is always difficult for the opposition team,” he added.
Highlights Of Day 3 Of England Vs India 1st Test
India was in command after KL Rahul brought the team back in command than England at Stumps in Leeds on Sunday after his composed 47 not out following a five-pack scoring by Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah bowled his opponent out in 83 runs (5/83) as India established an innings gap of 6 runs by all-out the Three Lions in 465 runs. Ollie Pope has made 106 and Harry Brook 99. In the case of India, Prasidh Krishna grabbed three wickets and Mohammed Siraj took two. During the second innings, India saw Yashasvi Jaiswal sent packing at just four runs but the duo of Rahul and Sai Sudharsan kept their side out of the woods with a collective 66-run stand. At the end of the day India were 90-2 in lead by 96.
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