Sourav Ganguly feels that the selectors should have a clear concept about Cheteshwar Pujara‘s future within the Indian cricket workforce. Pujara was not a part of India’s Test squad’s upcoming West Indies tour when the selectors introduced a a lot-modified Indian workforce on June 23.
Pujara’s exclusion has cut up the cricket fraternity with many questioning the selectors and administration for no official replace on whether or not the veteran batter was dropped or given relaxation. Pujara has been India’s premier no.3 batter in Tests for years with over 7000 runs in 103 matches. But his efficiency within the World Test Championship remaining, 41 runs throughout two innings, and with only one fifty in his final 10 Test innings put him below the scanner.
India’s 209-run loss within the WTC remaining pressured the selectors to drop Pujara for the West Indies tour. But there was no official assertion from the administration whether or not Pujara will return in future Tests.
Ganguly pressed this subject and mentioned the selectors should talk with Pujara and have a clear concept of his future. The former BCCI president additionally mentioned that they can not drop Pujara and choose him once more to drop once more.
“Selectors should have a clear idea about him (Cheteswar Pujara). Do they need him to play Test cricket anymore or do they want to continue with youngsters, and communicate with him. Somebody like Pujara can’t be dropped, then picked, dropped again, and then picked. Same with Ajinkya Rahane also,” Sourav Ganguly mentioned to PTI.
Pujara, 35, is included within the West Zone squad for the continued Duleep Trophy 2023 and can be wanting to show a level. In his absence, the administration has included Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad in India’s Test squad for the 2-match sequence beginning on July 12 at Dominica’s Windsor Park.
