#3. Cheteshwar Pujara
If Cheteshwar Pujara can make one end of the batting crease his own for long periods of time, which he sure has the potential to, it will give enable the rest of the Indian batting lineup to express themselves freely. Cheteshwar Pujara, often described as the new wall of Indian cricket, has the ability and skill to grind for hours and hours on the crease.
The batsman from Saurashtra is probably the truest test batsmen in the Indian batting order. Cheteshwar Pujara would surely return with big runs if he manages to solidly bat out a number of sessions of a test match. At the same time, Cheteshwar is a batsman that brings with him a lot of calmness and security which could easily be contagious on his batting partners. Batsmen like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan would benefit greatly from a steady Cheteshwar Pujara innings, as then the can play their natural games and look to put runs on the board. Thus, the temperamentally strong right hander is a vital cog in this indian lineup.
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