India vs England | Team India better prepared for England as compared to 2014, says Cheteshwar Pujara

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As team India face-off against England in the upcoming five-match Test series, Cheteshwar Pujara has revealed that the Indian squad is much better prepared this time around as compared to their 2014 tour. Pujara has also added that Indian batsmen needed to work hard in tough European conditions.

Team India will go up against Joe Root & Co. on August 1 as they go head-to-head in the first Test match of the five-match series. After the ODI series loss, Virat Kohli and the rest of the Indian squad will look to take revenge against the hosts as they try to put in a better performance than they did back in 2014. And Indian Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has backed the Indian squad to perform better in England in the upcoming Test series, as he departed England ahead of the first Test on August 1. 

“We have played a lot of cricket outside the sub-continent since our last tour of England in 2014 and that experience will come in handy. There have been some seaming tracks in India as well and most of the batsmen are experienced in handling the conditions now. We are better prepared this time,” the India number three told Hindustan Times.

Test specialist - Cheteshwar Pujara has been a run machine in the longer format of the game for India over the past five years. He is India’s most prolific batsman in Test matches played in Asia since 2013, having amassed 2,845 runs in 31 Tests at a whopping average of 63.22, which also included ten centuries and 12 fifties. However, his record outside of the sub-continent is the exact opposite as he averaged a meagre 28.76 in 15 Tests with just one century to his name.

“I think as a cricketer you need to know what and where you can develop your game. Once you work on those areas you can get rid of the chinks. I have worked hard in the nets and I am confident things will change,” said Pujara.

The 30-year old Saurashtra batsman added that the Indian batsman needed to persevere in tough English conditions in order to play big knocks in the five Test matches.

“Temperament is the key in these conditions. One should be ready to grind it out when the ball is moving. Once you settle in, you can gauge the movement off the pitch and in the air and that is when you can play your shots,” Pujara added.

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