#5 The ultimate team man
Pujara has always been a modest person who is always ready to do anything for the team. Be it opening the innings on a tough pitch at Colombo and carrying the bat with a brilliant 145* or paving the way for KL Rahul to bat at no. 3 in the first Test of the English Summer in 2018, he has done everything with a smile.
Now being a senior member of the team, he can surely be of value to the youngsters like Pant, Vihari and Shaw on the intricacies of Test cricket.
However, Pujara surely deserves much more trust from the management which he has gained with this terrific performance since August 2018. His role becomes even crucial now, as at the age of 30 he can provide at least 4-5 years of exemplary Test match batsmanship at no.3 which India direly needs after the departure of Rahul Dravid.
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