“I think for some reason, if we can continue with the same batting order, like KL and Yashasvi to open, Rohit could come in with three and Shubman with five,” Pujara said in a chat with ESPNcricinfo. “If Rohit wants to open, KL should bat at number 3. Nothing later. I think he has to bat first in the order, because it suits his game very well. I hope we don’t play with that.”
“There’s no doubt about it,” Pujara said when asked the question. “This bowling attack has given us success. [Jasprit] Bumrah looked very good. [Mohammed] Siraj was very good. And then he was supported by Harshit. He played very well, you have to accept it. He was playing his first game. [for India]He still ended up throwing the ball up.
“The reason he was picked in this team is because he can bat. “It will be important in the second Test match that in case we lose some wickets early, if the lower-middle order needs to contribute, Washington can play that role. “
Cheteshwar Pujara wants Washington Sundar to continue as the only spinner
“In Australia, it’s very easy to get carried away and sometimes when you look at the pace of the course, it offers a little more bounce… But I was still looking to hit the right spot, with good length, try to hit it all the way, and He has that ability.
“So I think we should continue with the same bowling attack. And Nitish also had a bit of bowling. I felt those four seamers are suitable options and along with that, Washington Sundar.”
That last name could be a bit controversial. Washington, as Pujara accepted, was picked more for his batting than his bowling, and there are two battle-hardened veterans, Ashwin and Jadeja, sitting around, waiting their turn. But Pujara would continue to support Washington.
“He [Washington] “He didn’t look very good when he started bowling, but eventually he got a couple of wickets, varied his pace, so Washy should be our spinner,” Pujara said. “Because he can bat well. The reason he was picked in this team is because he can bat. “It will be important in the second Test match that in case we lose some wickets early, if the lower-middle order needs to contribute, Washington can play that role.
The second test, in Adelaide, begins after a short interval, on December 6. Before that, India plays a two-day pink-ball warm-up match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra.
