Cheteshwar Pujara made a big statement regarding Ajinkya Rahane’s form, know what he said

Cheteshwar Pujara On Ajinkya Rahane: Indian cricket team’s top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Tuesday backed Ajinkya Rahane ahead of the first Test against New Zealand, saying he is a great cricketer and just an innings away from getting his momentum back.

Pujara has spent a normal year with the bat by his own standards, where he will be Rahane’s deputy in the first match against the World Test champions on November 25. Let us tell you that Rahane will lead Team India in the Kanpur Test.

Rahane averages just over 19 in 11 Tests and would like to regain his form. When asked about Rahane’s poor form, Pujara said, “Ajinkya Rahane is a great player. There are times when a player goes through these phases. He is just an innings away from getting his momentum back. He has to be good in the series.” Will get runs.”

33-year-old Rahane has played 40 Tests since 2019. During this, his bat has scored seven half-centuries and three centuries. Rahane will lead the Indian team in the first Test of the series in Kanpur, with Virat Kohli returning for the second Test. He will be joined by newly appointed head coach Rahul Dravid in the dressing room.

India’s test team Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj and the famous Krishna.

Let us tell you that Virat Kohli will join Team India for the Mumbai Test.