It appears to be like like we’ll get to see a newer model of Chetyeshwar Pujara when the brand new Indian Premier League season commences. The 33-year-old who is understood for his defensive talents was just lately seen tonking the bowlers in the CSK nets.
In a video shared on Twitter, Pujara was seen batting with a completely different stance. The next bat-lift than he does in Tests and he smashing aerial photographs everywhere in the park.
With this newly discovered aggressive strategy, he first hoiks Deepak Chahar over deep mid-wicket then slog sweeps spinner, Karn Sharma, by means of the onside. He was additionally seen charging down the monitor to raise the ball over the long-on boundary and flicking one off his pads off one other pacer. In his ultimate shot of the video, Pujara takes the aerial route over the extra-cover area.
This is the primary time since 2014 that the stalwart of Indian Test cricket is a a part of the world’s premier T20 league. Earlier, he plied his commerce for Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Punjab Kings.
Three-time champions CSK would hope Pujara takes this manner into the event and garners fast runs. The right-hander final batted in the IPL in 2014 and was purchased by CSK on the 2021 IPL public sale at his base worth of INR 50 lakh.
Pujara has performed 30 matches in the IPL, scoring 390 runs in 22 innings. He has one fifty to his title in the format. Pujara, nonetheless, is certainly able to enhancing his T20 report. In 2019, he had scored his maiden T20 hundred for Saurashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and can be eyeing a comparable efficiency in IPL 2021.
CSK is at present coaching in Mumbai the place they play their first 5 matches. The facet educated in Chennai from March 8 earlier than checking in to their resort for the obligatory seven-day quarantine forward of the season.
The MS Dhoni-led facet their marketing campaign in opposition to Delhi Capitals on April 10 in Mumbai.
