#2 Pujara's two centuries in a winning cause

India came into this test series with lots of expectations. But when they won the toss and elected to bat first at Adelaide, they were in deep trouble as they lost four quick wickets including that of captain Virat Kohli.
But on the other side, Pujara stood firmly and scored a brilliant century. He had crucial partnerships with Rohit and Ashwin which helped India post a respectable total of 250 runs. This was the turning point of the series as India won the Adelaide Test with a very small margin of 31 runs.
After losing the second Test at Perth, India came to MCG to play the Boxing Day Test. India had a new opening combination which did well but when Pujara came to bat, the wicket was very slow and he played one of his classic and gritty test cricket knock. Many experts appreciated Pujara for having such patience. At a time when the world is going crazy over T20 cricket, Pujara showed everyone what test cricket is all about.
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