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#4 Vengsarkar questions Pujara's ability to rotate strike

The Indian batting struggled in the first Test and will have their work cut out for their next Test

Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar came down heavily on Indian middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, questioning his ability to rotate the strike and keep the scoreboard ticking. India suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss in the first Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

Vengsarkar criticised Pujara for not taking singles regularly despite scoring bulk of the runs. He stated that due to less rotation of the strike, the non-striker was stranded for long spells at the other end and resulting in a fall of wicket while trying to up the scoring rate.

“He (Pujara) has scored a lot of runs, but he has to be able to rotate the strike, otherwise his batting partner will be in trouble as he will lose the rhythm being stranded at the other end for long periods."

“We allowed the game to get away after having New Zealand at 225/7 by bowling short. The New Zealand, Australia or England batsmen are not going to get out on our short bowling. They are used to it. Their lower order got the runs and took the score to 348.”

Full article: New Zealand vs India 2020: Dilip Vengsarkar questions Cheteshwar Pujara's ability to rotate strike