Bat with more freedom, Cheteshwar Pujara advises struggling Pakistan batsman

Cheteshwar Pujara said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam should bat with more freedom

Cheteshwar Pujara: “It looks like there was mental pressure on him. In ODI cricket, you need to bat with freedom. He is a natural stroke player. He needs to bat with more freedom”

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India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has advised Pakistan batsman Babar Azam “to bat with more freedom”.

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Bad footwork against spinners, Cheteshwar Pujara points to Pakistan batsman

Cheteshwar Pujara said Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has bad footwork against spinners

Cheteshwar Pujara: “Babar’s footwork against the spinner was not good. He was not using his feet. He didn’t [try] to play any sweep shot or a paddle sweep. Nowadays, reverse sweep is also an option to disturb the length of a spinner”

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Senior India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has highlighted Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s poor footwork against spinners.

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Don’t play for your own runs, Cheteshwar Pujara wants Pakistan batsman’s strike-rate to go up

Cheteshwar Pujara has told Pakistan batsman Babar Azam not to play for his own runs

Cheteshwar Pujara: “He needs to rotate strike and hit those odd boundaries. Nowadays, a strike-rate of 70 and 80 is not good enough. You shouldn’t play for your own runs”

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Veteran India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has told Pakistan batsman Babar Azam not to “play for your own runs”.

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Bowled to India stars Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara in 2018/19, express Pakistan fast bowler only discovered after this says

Pakistan seamer Haris Rauf said he bowled to Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara in 2018/19

Haris Rauf: “I felt it would be a great opportunity for me to bowl to international cricketers. I bowled to the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli in the nets”

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Express Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf recalled the time he bowled to India batsmen Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara when they toured Australia in 2018/19.

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One of the toughest to bowl to, Pat Cummins on Pakistan batsman who is the prized wicket

Pat Cummins said Babar Azam is one of the toughest to bowl to

Pat Cummins: “You talk about Joe Root and Ben Stokes from England. Then obviously, Pujara and Virat [Kohli] from India. You have got Kane Williamson and Babar Azam”

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Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins has admitted that Pakistan captain and star batsman Babar Azam is one of the toughest players he has bowled to.

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