India vs England: Cheteshwar Pujara can be seen in the opening Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday.
Team India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara posted pictures of the opening day of the first Test against England during a training session on social media on Thursday. The match is scheduled on 5 February and the game will be played behind closed doors at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The caption on the post by the 33-year-old on Instagram read, “Waiting for game day! # IndvsEng #newchallenge”. Pujara was recently seen in a four-match Test series against Australia, with Team India winning by a margin of 2–1, one of which was the performance of a cricketer.
33-year-old Rishabh Pant was the second highest run scorer for the audience. Pujara scored 271 runs in four matches at an average of 33.88 and a strike rate of 29.20.
Pant has accumulated 274 runs in three matches at an average of 68.50 and a strike rate of 69.90.
Team India captain Virat Kohli has confirmed that Pant would like to continue wicket-keeping gloves on the pitch. Kohli believes that this will help spinners and fast bowlers.
Kohli recently honored Pant for his “impact” performance in Australia, while addressing the press via an online briefing on Thursday on the eve of the first Test.
Kohli said, “Rishabh will take gloves tomorrow.”
He said, “He has performed well in Australia recently. He is in a good place. We want him to build on this as well as improve all aspects of the game, which will happen with more playing time.” . “