Cheteshwar Pujara credits white-ball stints for success in Bangladesh Tests

Cheteshwar Pujara in action [Source: AP]

Veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara regained his form in the recently concluded Test series against Bangladesh, hammering 222 runs at a splendid average of 74. 

More importantly, Pujara managed to hit his quickest-ever Test ton in the second innings, as his unbeaten 130-ball 102 helped India win the match by a whopping 188-run margin. 

In the aftermath of India's series victory, Pujara admitted to being satisfied with his performance in the series. 

The Saurashtra stalwart credited his white-ball stints with Sussex and Saurashtra for his revamped batting approach, that reaped him rich rewards. 

Here's what Pujara stated

"I was pretty happy with the way things went, particularly in the second innings (of the first Test) because that was the ideal situation for me to showcase the shots which I have been practicing. A lot of credit has to go to the amount of white-ball cricket I played for Sussex and Saurashtra,

"It helped me gain confidence, I was playing those shots before that as well, but in Tests you always kind of hesitate, you always want to put a price on your wicket, you don't want to take the risk when you can score runs down the ground."

Pujara was awarded the man of the series for his incredible consistency in the series. The talisman would like to continue his good run in India's next red-ball challenge against mighty Australia in February on home soil. 

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