NZ vs IND | Test cricket is special, will remain special, admits Cheteshwar Pujara
Test-specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has admitted that the longest format of the game is special and would always remain special despite the presence of the limited-overs version of cricket, with ODIs and T20s. Pujara further said that trusting the game and preparation is key before an away tour.
Despite the growing success of T20 cricket in the World, Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara believes that Test cricket is special and will always remain to be special in the day and age where the limited-overs format is taking more precedence over the longest format. Just ahead of the series, Pujara also joined the elite group of players who have scored 50 or more first-class centuries in India.
“Times are changing and white-ball cricket has become popular. But Test cricket is always special and it will always remain special. And let us hope it continues for as much time as possible," said Pujara, reported ESPNCricinfo.
Following the successful dominance in the home season, Team India will tour for the first time in five months when they take on New Zealand in a two-match Test series in February. While the Indian team have made inroads in the alien conditions of Australia, they have failed in England and South Africa with New Zealand the only place left to complete the SENA country cycle in the current cricketing schedule.
“If you achieve such a thing before such tours, you feel confident and you start trusting your game again. That is because when you are going abroad and you are playing in challenging conditions, you need to trust your game, trust your preparation,” he concluded.
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