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Tremendous innings. Probably a match winner if he stays another hour.
it's going to be weird explaining to future fans we spent most of our time watching the fab 4 trying to kick someone out of the fab 4Root well and truly back among the top 3 batsmen. Might put him ahead of KW too. Kohli better go big tomorrow or he can do their laundry for a living.
any mitigating factors at all?Pujara has 845 runs in 19 tests @ 27.2 with 0 hundreds since the Australia 18/19 tour. Kohli and Rahane at least had their poor from start in 2020 so its more a 10 match L streak for them as opposed to 20 for Pujara.
Even if you are a top tier ATG, and Pujara isn't, 20 tests averaging in the 20s as a no.3 is unacceptable tbh, regardless of a couple of important 50s.
The runs in Australia were much more valuable in terms of impact than just the pure run count, but apart from that nah, he's just playing poorly. Even at home where prime pujara would dominate.any mitigating factors at all?
But don't you know,,,anyone who points this out is someone with ADD who only watches IPL cricket.Pujara has 845 runs in 19 tests @ 27.2 with 0 hundreds since the Australia 18/19 tour. Kohli and Rahane at least had their poor from start in 2020 so its more a 10 match L streak for them as opposed to 20 for Pujara.
Even if you are a top tier ATG, and Pujara isn't, 20 tests averaging in the 20s as a no.3 is unacceptable tbh, regardless of a couple of important 50s.
Mostly agree but Im not going to let you get away with saying Rahane's poor stretch started only in 2020. Dude had one good year in 2019 scoring runs in matches where others were also scoring, otherwise he's been utterly mediocre for 5 years now.Pujara has 845 runs in 19 tests @ 27.2 with 0 hundreds since the Australia 18/19 tour. Kohli and Rahane at least had their poor from start in 2020 so its more a 10 match L streak for them as opposed to 20 for Pujara.
Even if you are a top tier ATG, and Pujara isn't, 20 tests averaging in the 20s as a no.3 is unacceptable tbh, regardless of a couple of important 50s.
i thought this too, and he still takes ages to get out in general which is annoying and in theory helps those below him.The runs in Australia were much more valuable in terms of impact than just the pure run count, but apart from that nah, he's just playing poorly. Even at home where prime pujara would dominate.
He won a series on his own with the bat in Australia immediately before this streak in 18/19 so started with a looooong rope.any mitigating factors at all?
Reckon its less valuable in the context of the current Indian team in English conditions because a) the ball swings basically all innings so seeing out the new ball isnt as valuable and b) the rest of the batsmen suck at scoring runs too and c) the bowlers dont get tired like in other conditions because the sun doesnt exist.great ooohhhhhhh from root there. great knock though, one of his best i've seen.
i thought this too, and he still takes ages to get out in general which is annoying and in theory helps those below him.