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That upper cut stood out for me, will need a lot of those in Aus, RSA.
 
kungfu90 said:
Good conversion rate but what did he do in South Africa ?
Rahat ali and Harbhajan scored more runs than him.
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Debut series bro. Thank heavens he is not a Pakistani. Else, one bad series and he would have been kicked out(Remember Jamshed?) You allow youngsters a couple of bad tests from time to time. Builds character. They are not robots who will average 40+ everywhere. :sachin

Next time he will score more I am sure.
 
leatherface58 said:
4 hundreds and 1 fifties. Talk about conversion rate :watto
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Very promising sign that for him and Indian cricket, another good thing is that those hundreds have been big ones. So this is a guy who likes to carry on and hit big ones and thats all you want from test batsman. A typical product of Indian domestic circuit where hundreds are seen as nothing and only massive double or triple hundreds are considered worthy of praise. One good thing about our cricketing culture.
 
India's got to bat through the whole day tomorrow, hoping for a massive double hundred. Triple would be stuff of dreams and avenge Myke Clarke's triple last year against us. :moyo
 
And people said azhar Ali was better , pujara is a complete batsman, can block and attack and most importantly rotate
 
Like his appetite for runs ...similar to some of our past greats scores big hundreds when set and puts a huge price on his wicket . Impressive start ti his test career.
 
He was never from Dravid's school of batting..! I wonder if I'm the only one who thinks this lad resembles Laxie! Che, like Laxman, will score fast and quick on tougher pitches rather than sit and duck! Will come handy in South Africa later this year
 
Nahh! He's most definitely a Dravid wannabe. Laxman was lazy elegance, just sheer talent. Pujara is too intense, obsessed with his technique and never trying to do anything silly. All of that reminds you of Dravid and of course Dravid wasn't always a dead duck, when in flow runs came quickly off his bat as well. Rohit Sharma and even Murali Vijay remind me of Laxman actually as they are casual players.
 
Sandeep99 said:
He was never from Dravid's school of batting..! I wonder if I'm the only one who thinks this lad resembles Laxie! Che, like Laxman, will score fast and quick on tougher pitches rather than sit and duck! Will come handy in South Africa later this year
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No, he resembles Dravid more than anyone else in the team. He has a methodical and disciplined way to play his shots, he is a well oiled machine - he does not play risky looking elegant shots like Lax (and hence will not get surprised at the manner of his own dismissal like Lax!). He may be a bit faster than Dravid, but that is because nearly all batsmen today score faster than the batsmen who debuted in the 90s and 80s.
 
Funnily enough, if there's a bloke who resembles Laxman in this team, it's Ashwin.
 
leatherface58 said:
Debut series bro. Thank heavens he is not a Pakistani. Else, one bad series and he would have been kicked out(Remember Jamshed?) You allow youngsters a couple of bad tests from time to time. Builds character. They are not robots who will average 40+ everywhere. :sachin

Next time he will score more I am sure.
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Jamshed didn't even get the entire series.

They don't know how to bring up their batsmen, Pakistanis. Firstly they should have persisted with Taufeeq Umar who was the proven test bat and had scored runs in South Africa before. Instead they got carried away because Jamshed scored what was basically a half-century or two against Ishant Sharma and B Kumar.
 
Varun said:
Jamshed didn't even get the entire series.

They don't know how to bring up their batsmen, Pakistanis. Firstly they should have persisted with Taufeeq Umar who was the proven test bat and had scored runs in South Africa before. Instead they got carried away because Jamshed scored what was basically a half-century or two against Ishant Sharma and B Kumar.
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Not sure about that. Toffee Kumar played well against SA about 10 years ago and apart from that dream series he has not generally fared very well against other bigger teams. If you take out SA and the minnows Bang and Zimb, he averages only 28.
 
Pujara never resembles Laxman in style or panache, rather in the grit and mindset! Both have decent strike rates for a test match
 
Sandeep99 said:
Pujara never resembles Laxman in style or panache, rather in the grit and mindset! Both have decent strike rates for a test match
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Slow run rates for big centuries these days are rare, especially when you are not trying to save matches. Even Dravid scored many of his bigger knocks with a decent strike rate, for example his 270 at Rawalpindi came with a S/R of 55. Today he paced his innings well in the second half, but Pujara's career S/R is only 48 inspite of playing most of the matches at home, so I would like to monitor his strike rates for at least a couple of years before pronouncing his strike rates decent.
 
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wow. The guy has appetite for big scores. Hopefully he can get runs in SA. He did not look very comfortable against the short ball today, on a dead pitch.
 
Varun said:
Jamshed didn't even get the entire series.

They don't know how to bring up their batsmen, Pakistanis. Firstly they should have persisted with Taufeeq Umar who was the proven test bat and had scored runs in South Africa before. Instead they got carried away because Jamshed scored what was basically a half-century or two against Ishant Sharma and B Kumar.
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Taufeeq is injured. aur kuch?
 
JibranAnsari said:
Brilliant!

Do they grow on trees in india?
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They grow in academies. Where raw talent is molded into disciplined medium pace swing bowlers and accumulating batsmen who know well how to score big when they're set. You've really got to give the respect to domestic bullies, they are run machines really at least in home conditions. These guys like Wasim Jaffer, Che Pujara are basically Gods in our domestic circuit.
 
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freelance_cricketer said:
They grow in academies. Where raw talent is molded into disciplined medium pace swing bowlers and accumulating batsmen who know well how to score big when they're set. You've really got to give the respect to domestic bullies, they are run machines really at least in home conditions. These guys like Wasim Jaffer, Che Pujara are basically Gods in our domestic circuit.
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This. Our coaches at academies never encourage fast bowlers to bowl fast! They ask them to maintain line and length even if at slower pace... And as someone pointed above, 100s are not enough in India. You need to score big 200s to get some recognition
 
pujara has complete game
also no need to compare him to dravid or laxman ..he has his own style!
not the classiest batsman form india but really really effective most of his shots are safe and his back foot game is good enough ..and with sound basics like playing with soft hands and leaving the balls which are out side off stump i have no doubt he will do well..

even if he does not there is no need to criticize being this good at home is big achievement in itself imo!
 
Dont get too excited. Pujara averages 10 away from home. Playing all games on dead home tracks will make him look better. Imagin he had to play all games away from home like Hafeez, Jamshed & Umar Akmal.
 
Eye_Done said:
Dont get too excited. Pujara averages 10 away from home. Playing all games on dead home tracks will make him look better. Imagin he had to play all games away from home like Hafeez, Jamshed & Umar Akmal.
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he would have given up cricket:yk.....bcci is shielding him.....
 
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"There was a bit of pressure on me. I just got married, and my wife was worried I should perform." - Pujara :)) :P
 
There was a bit of pressure on me. I just got married, and my wife was worried I should perform.
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Oh dear. Pujara is not only a master of double centuries, but also double entendres it seems. :)))

EDIT: Drats, you beat me to it you worm!!
 
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i doubt patience is the problem with him

my best diagnosis: bad indian genes as highlighted by that BBC article :asif

some women did find hope from their lovely neighbors :asadrauf:malik
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Pujara. Newly married. Wife worried about performance. New ball was doing a bit much. Natural is to play fast. Congrats. And ROFL!</p>— Rajiv Srivatsa (@telljeeves) <a href="https://twitter.com/telljeeves/status/308827275313434624">March 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Short summary of what Pujara said at the presentation :))
 
^ :)) Well Pujara seems like having patience for long innings..
IIRC, post marriage Gambo played only one good inning , his performance deteriorated drastically.
 
bin_pendi_ka_lota said:
^ :)) Well Pujara seems like having patience for long innings..
IIRC, post marriage Gambo played only one good inning , his performance deteriorated drastically.
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Couldn't agree better. Post Marriage(or Engagement) only Ashwin and Pujara seems to be doing well for our team. Gauti went downhill very very fast.
 
Anybody else find something wrong with his stance whilst batting? Seems a little wide, no?
 
I just feel he will be a sitting duck for steyns outswinger with his technique.
 
Lol who cares ^ I'd rather have a flat track bully than just utter crap, plus it's not like every western bat is coming to Asia and scoring a ton of runs
 
speed said:
I just feel he will be a sitting duck for steyns outswinger with his technique.
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why ?
he leaves alone most balls will have to play those beauties swining from stumps but who does not struggles against them ?
its all about how u deal with ur limitations ..
 
India seems to have decent batsmen coming through all the time, it's a pity that they can't produce decent fast bowlers. The few who have shown promise, have been plagued by injury.
 
amlafan79 said:
why ?
he leaves alone most balls will have to play those beauties swining from stumps but who does not struggles against them ?
its all about how u deal with ur limitations ..
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also if u honestly see how he got out the ball freaking swung from leg stump!!!!!!!!!
 
speed said:
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lol u blame Pujara for that?name on batsman(RHB) who can play that?

even commie said-"I dont know how you play this.'It was UNPLAYABLE
 
speed said:
So you agree with me ok good.
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no i dont
ur trying to prove that he will always struggle based on one instance where the ball swing from leg stump and steyn was at his best and pujara was still a rookie

hope u can be little more objective
also whats with this logic im seeing here..
pkaistan lose vs south africa and we see comments abt how south africa will struggle in uae
now pujara does well at home and we see comments bat how he will struggle in south africa...
when series will come then we will talk..

also see the dismissal again i cant emphasize enough but see the ball!
it swung from leg stump and he was still covering it pretty well playing it straight just a pure brute of a delivery nothing wrong done by pujara here!
 
Just look at his stance and technique what kind of a technique is that?
 
Just look at his stance and technique what kind of a technique is that?
 
you know what the problem is..had any young australian or english batsman played like htis at home hw would have been hailed as next bradman and we are trying to underplay his achievements here
he played well vs england and now vs australia
they dont know how to get him out in these conditions isnt that impressive from a young batsman who has played 11 test matches?
 
you know what the problem is..had any young australian or english batsman played like htis at home hw would have been hailed as next bradman and we are trying to underplay his achievements here
he played well vs england and now vs australia
they dont know how to get him out in these conditions isnt that impressive from a young batsman who has played 11 test matches?
 
speed said:
Just look at his stance and technique what kind of a technique is that?
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well according to every expert who has seen him..its a good technique ..
also whats wrong with it ? it suits his style
his head is always on top of ball while playing and his stance allows him to change position of his bat when ball swings and play late..(in simple terms he can adjust late and is not rigid )
also his back foot play is good if u saw him bat u will know..

honestly i dont think u know much bat batting so i wont waste my time but i have seen lots of young batsmen come with strange techniques and hammer every one.. (see my user name ;) )
 
Azhar Ali is a one-dimensional batsman.

At least he can breathe easy now that Pakistan don't have an away tour in ages to challenging conditions. The likes of him and Jamshed are good enough to score runs in the UAE, with the occasional hop over to the West Indies/Zimbabwe.
 
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speed said:
Check his average in Asia.
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Haha average don't mean squat. Grinding out 50 off 200 balls on a road is no achievement and I daresay costs your team a chance of a win. Bullies Need not be frenetic like Sehwag but they should score at a decent pace. MoYo, Inzi were Ftbs. Azhar is just a good performer on flat tracks.
 
Varun said:
Anybody else find something wrong with his stance whilst batting? Seems a little wide, no?
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I wouldn't be too worried about initial bat position. Well key is in the movement of his feet.... His feet move quite well and when bat comes down there isnt a gaping hole between the bat and pad.
 
Saurav said:
lol u blame Pujara for that?name on batsman(RHB) who can play that?

even commie said-"I dont know how you play this.'It was UNPLAYABLE
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Well, I wouldnt rely on commies comment. We will never know if any other batsman would have dealt with that. However that doesn't mean that Pujara hasn't got potential.
I hope he doesnt ends up like Jonathan Trott.
 
bin_pendi_ka_lota said:
I wouldn't be too worried about initial bat position. Well key is in the movement of his feet.... His feet move quite well and when bat comes down there isnt a gaping hole between the bat and pad.
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+1
his head is on top of ball at point of contact (that means he can move the bat late and adjust ) also he is always has so much time while playing ..pace will never be a problem..not with the solid back foot game he has!

another complete player who needs to be in team asap is rayadu.. i have been asking form these to be in team for such a long time now...hope we get rid of raina for good
 
bin_pendi_ka_lota said:
Well, I wouldnt rely on commies comment. We will never know if any other batsman would have dealt with that. However that doesn't mean that Pujara hasn't got potential.
I hope he doesnt ends up like Jonathan Trott.
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um lets say this was shane warne like leg spinner spinning away from leg stump at 145k
if ur lucky it will swing so much that it misses the stump but u will never touch this one :P
 
also trott has done well other then asia
can have a pretty good year next year dont forget him so early :P
 
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