A lot of conversations have taken place over the pitches in the ongoing Test series between India and Australia. However, several Indian batsmen have found it quite comfortable to play shots during the match and Cheteshwar Pujara looked completely at ease on Sunday as he guided the hosts to a commendable victory in New Delhi.
When asked about the pitch, Pujara made it clear that it was not difficult to bat on and even explained his own strategy that helped his gameplay. “Not really, it's the initial phase, you need to get the pace of the pitch, some balls spun, some went straight on - once you're in, after 30-35 balls, once the ball goes soft, you'll get to a situation where you can play your shots with confidence,” he said after the match when asked about the surface.
Ravindra Jadeja thoroughly exposed a technically ill-equipped and mentally messed up Australian batting unit with a career-best seven for 42 as India won the second Test by six wickets to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here on Sunday.
The Australian batters paid the price for some atrocious shot selection as Jadeja, who enjoyed a 10-wicket match haul, along with Ravichandran Ashwin (3/59) decimated the visitors in the morning session, bowling them out for 113 in 31.1 overs.