India Test mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara has said that there are times when strike-rate hardly matters while a batsman is out there in the middle.
“There are times when strike rate hardly matters. Every batsman has a role to play. The team management completely understands that. Whether it was Ravi bhai (coach) or Vicky bhai (batting coach) or Ajinkya, they just told me to keep batting the way I bat,” Pujara said, according to PTI.
Talking about the batsmen who are aggressive with their style, Pujara said that it is bonus to have a mix of techniques in the batting order.
“You can’t just bat in one way. It is good to have stroke players like Rohit and Rishabh at the other end so I just need to bat the way I do,” said the Rajkot-based cricketer.
Pujara played an important role in India’s successful campaign in Australia. India defeated Australia in the second and fourth Test while the third clash ended in a draw.
Pujara scored 271 runs on the tour at a strike rate of 29.20. The right-handed batsman did admit that his stay at the crease for a longer period of time would dominate the Aussie bowling line up.
“I had to take extra time to score those runs. I always saw the bigger picture because I knew that it would be tough for the bowlers to run through the side if I was around at the other end.”
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