Kohli on Pujara’s 15th Test hundred: This was his best innings

Dixit Bhargav | 01/09/2018

Kohli on Pujara’s 15th Test hundred: Indian captain Virat Kohli claims Pujara’s innings to be his best-ever.

Indian captain Virat Kohli was waxed lyrical about Cheteshwar Pujara’s 15th Test century, citing that it saved India’s fortune in the Test match and the series. Pujara received accolades from his captain as Kohli declared him as India’s most solid batsman.

Speaking in a broadcast for the official website of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), Kohli interviewed Pujara on the morning of Day 3 of the Test match. On being asked about his mindset throughout the innings and the confidence which he gained from the half-century in the last match at Trent Bridge, Pujara said, “The last Test match obviously helped me as it gave me a lot of confidence. I trusted my preparation and implemented the same in this match.

“But to be honest, when we were batting together, we thought that we would get a 100-run (or 150) first innings lead. But unfortunately you (Kohli) got out and the rest of the batsmen could have batted well, but it something we can do in the second innings. ”

Both India’s No. 3 and No. 4 batsmen were full of praises for the tail-enders who made sure that they didn’t give their wicket cheaply. “Initially, I thought that I might be 80-85 not out and we might be bowled out. But with the way Ishant (Sharma) and (Jasprit) Bumrah batted, I was really pleased by it. I don’t think I have seen many tail-enders do that in the past. I think we can rely on them now”, he said.

Talking about Pujara’s innings, Kohli said, “This is by far your best knock that I have seen. I thought Colombo (in 2016) was your top knock but this has to be at the top of the table.”

Even Pujara agreed to the fact that this is till date his best innings. Watch the full interview below where both Kohli and Pujara discuss about batting in the second innings:

 

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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