Cheteshwar Pujara has struggled to run into this test match and Sunil Gavascar said on Tuesday that this could be the last round for players.
But he returned with 53 extraordinary and his partnership with Ajinkya Rahana put India on the right track.
At the end of the play day, Pujara spoke with the media.
Quotes: There are questions about the form you enter this game.
You go for your shot, something we haven’t seen before.
Is this a conscious decision? It is important to run on a challenging tone.
There is a bounce and the idea is every time I get a loose ball, I will try and save it.
I did nothing extra and partnership with Ajinkya was very important.
In the end, it’s not just about my score but the total team.
Read the guardian test on the edge of the knife when South Africa pursues 240 to thwart IndiaF the second day is about India’s ability to fight blows on Wednesday seeing resilience and despair of South Africa to make matches with a scary 240 level.
Pitch is difficult for jasmine, there is a variable bounce, and the Indian Pace attack has a horseman there has talked about your shape, whether the management team gives you a sense of security? Team management always supports and your conversation.
About the form I always become outside noise.
There are times when you don’t walk too much, but if you follow the right process, the course will arrive and that’s what happens.
But when Sunil Gavaskar said it could be the last round for Pujara and Rakee, doubt doubt himself? Look, every time I talk to bright Bhai, he has supported.
When you go through a bad shape there will be questions asked but we know we are competent players.
Management has shown faith to us and if we stay fine, everything can only be better.
Also read South Africa vs South Africa, 2nd Test: Fresh Oxygen to Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rewan’s Carersit is true that the roller has the effect on the first hour and the field does not play as much as in the first two days.
But there is no meaning that there is an element of fearful approach and attacking back about the approach of Pujara and Rahane that helps Indian players, whether Rishabh pants or Jasprit Bumrah, do not object to the opposition.
Can you tell us about the spirit of this team? We are a team that is confident and every time there is a battle that we assigned.
If someone says something we give back.
There is a strong team spirit.
This will continue and I hope this will help us win the WTC final.
What is the fitness update about Virat Kohli? I can’t say anything officially, but Kohli clearly gets better and we hope he will exhaust immediately.
A word about Batting Dean Elgar style …
It seems that catching each ball and sometimes we feel how the edge hasn’t happened.
But that’s how he plays and tries hard for South Africa.
We hope he comes out early tomorrow and we open one end.
We know we are competent players: Cheteshwar Pujara
