Unforgettable moments from the India-Australia Test series 

#7 Pujara at the MCG

Pujara

grinded

the Aussies into submission

The Boxing Day Test match is the biggest annual cricket event that happens in Australia and could probably rival most other contemporaries. Over 72 thousand people turned up at the iconic MCG for the third Test and as India opted to bat first on what was an average wicket, Pujara made the Aussies bowlers toil.

They were kept on the field for over 200 overs in which Pujara by himself went on to face over 50 overs. The Aussies had cricket balls at hand. But even if they had lightning bolts or fire balls that day, they would probably have been blunted as well.

Pujara grinded the Aussies into submission. Not by flamboyance or audacity, but with a good old-fashioned Test match defence. He put miles into the legs of the Australian bowlers. They steamed in, pounded the pitch, and hurled bouncers at him. And then, they tried witchcraft and wizardry. But he blunted it all. Pujara’s innings epitomised Test match batting at its best and brought back memories of the legendary Rahul Dravid. It was, by all means, the most telling, impactful, and defining moment of the series.