HAVE TO BAT IN THE MANNER I KNOW: PUJARA

SYDNEY: India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Saturday said that the delivery from Australia pacer Pat Cummins that dismissed him was one of the best balls bowled in the ongoing series. Criticised for his slow approach at the crease, India’s number three added that he needs to go about his job in the manner he knows.

“We are trying our best, but sometimes Pat Cummins has a better idea, sometimes he bowled some of the unplayable deliveries, for example, the ball which I got, if there was any other batter, I felt that was the best ball of this series, sometimes you have to accept it, we are trying our best as a batting unit. It is not just about him, it is important to bat well as a unit,” said Pujara.

“I have got out against him four times but some of them were really good balls, we need to respect that, overall I am confident about my batting, I would rather focus on the things I need to as a batsman rather than put too much pressure on him getting me out. The way I was batting today, I was really confident. The way I got out today, I have to accept that. I could not have done anything better, I would rather focus on the things I need to do as a batsman. I just have to bat in the manner I know to bat, even as a batting unit, you need to build partnerships and bat well as a unit,” he added.

This was the fourth time that Cummins dismissed Pujara in the ongoing series. On Ravindra Jadeja’s injury, who suffered a blow to his bowling hand while batting, Pujara said, “It puts a little extra pressure on the other bowlers to come in and bowl more overs (in the second innings)...it’s never easy, especially someone like Ravindra, who got four wickets in the first innings.”