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Cheteshwar Pujara, who was a star of India’s final two Check collection wins in Australia, has expressed concern relating to a few points of India’s present squad. Whereas India have achieved moderately properly to maintain the collection at 1-1 after three Checks, Pujara believes that there are a few elements that India must look out for heading into the fourth Check at Melbourne on Boxing Day. Chief amongst his considerations was the absence of a rear gunner for tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who has needed to do plenty of the heavy lifting with the ball up to now.
“My largest query and slight motive for concern is that the Indian bowling is wanting barely weak,” Pujara stated on Star Sports activities.
Pujara’s concern is legitimate. Whereas Bumrah has been inarguably the standout bowler of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, main the wickets’ column with 21 in three video games, he has acquired minimal help.
Whereas Mohammed Siraj does have 14 wickets to his title, he has not been capable of give India the breakthrough on a number of events when the strain has been placed on India by the likes of Travis Head.
Apart from Siraj, no Indian bowler has greater than 4 wickets within the collection.
Akash Deep briefly impressed within the third Check with the ball in hand within the third Check. He had changed Harshit Rana, who obtained 4 within the first Check however went wicketless within the second sport.
With India chopping and altering spinners usually, their bowling assault remains to be a trigger for concern.
Pujara additionally expressed doubt on the batting.
“The batting has improved a bit of. The highest 5 haven’t batted properly however the center order and lower-middle order have achieved that,” Pujara stated.
Whereas KL Rahul and Nitish Reddy have achieved properly as a rule, the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have been patchy at greatest.
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