Having seen his team mates perish to deliveries that on a nice flat deck were there for putting away but instead nicked off on these pitches they are clearly not used to, I don't blame him too much during the morning session of play for waiting for the balls he can play right under his eyeline, also match situation has to come in aswell. Good batting for me that.
Rohit could indeed be considered more culpable as an attacking brand of batting is more suited to him than it is Pujara.
He actually tried to hit them for four but couldn't find the gaps or his timing. It wasn't a conscious choice.
He certainly played them more cautiously, understandably so.
Yeah if you have literally one shot you can actually score from, that's not good batting.
Yeah if you have literally one shot you can actually score from, that's not good batting.
It's not literally one shot is it ? Not pushing out at balls away from your body or being lured into a drive outside off stump on a pitch doing a bit makes perfect sense. Force the bowler to come straighter and work him away, I'm not suggesting you necessarily do that for the enitirety of the day but it seems a logical strategy when it's back to the walls and you are becoming accustomed to conditions.
ToI is India's Daily Mail/Sun equivalent, let's not take their word for gospel.
If you don't play at anything outside off stump, can't cut, can't pull, and refuse to drive, that leaves you with exactly scoring zone: leg-stump half volleys. Not a sustainable strategy in Test cricket.
"Bat with a needle, bowl a few innocuous overs and then get dropped for a batsman" is kind of instructive in its own way, I guess.
