harbhajan singh call cheteshwar pujara unsung hero lash out virat kohli

New Delhi: The Indian team got defeated in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC Final). Almost all the batsmen failed in the title match. But when the team was announced for the Test series against the West Indies, Cheteshwar Pujara was left out. Pujara, who played more than 100 matches, is India’s most important batsman in Tests. Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has described Pujara as an unsung hero. Harbhajan believes that Pujara did not get the respect he deserves.

Pujara angry at being trope

Harbhajan criticized Cheteshwar Pujara’s ouster from the team, saying Indian cricket has not learned to appreciate his contribution. He said, ‘What Cheteshwar Pujara has achieved. I have a lot of respect for him. He has been the unsung hero of the Indian team for many years. He is the pillar of the Indian batting who does a tough job of staying at the crease.

Targeting Virat without naming him

Harbhajan expressed displeasure over the lack of respect towards him, saying that the yardstick to judge the performance in this team is not the same for every senior player. He said, ‘I think he needs to be given a little more respect than he has been given and the way he was dropped from the team, it was surprising to me. Because he is not the only one who is not scoring runs. There are more such people. Harbhajan didn’t name any other player, but Virat Kohli’s average during the same period has also been around 30 runs. He said, ‘I think the rules should be same for everyone, not different for different people. If you drop a senior player, you should explain to him what the team expects from him.

Harbhajan said, ‘When you tour overseas (especially Australia, New Zealand, England and South Africa) you need a batsman who can decorate the innings from one end. You need a batsman like Cheteshwar Pujara around whom other batsmen try to score fast runs.

praised Rahane

Harbhajan took the opportunity to heap praise on Test returnee Ajinkya Rahane, who played crucial knocks of 89 and 46 in the WTC final. He said, ‘The way he came back was fantastic. He did really well in the WTC finals. He is the vice-captain again. You need to show faith in these players so that they can perform well again.

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