Cricket
Cheteshwar Pujara Took 36 Balls to Open his Account in India vs New Zealand, ICC WTC Final
Cheteshwar Pujara took 36 balls to get off the mark in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. Pujara opened his account with boundary and then managed to pick another in quick time as well.
It took Cheteshwar Pujara 38 deliveries to score his first run in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final. The right-handed batsman came to bat at the fall of Rohit Sharma’s wicket.
Pujara is finally off the mark after 36 deliveries.
In the 2018 Wanderers Test, he faced 53 balls before scoring, and ended with a crucial fifty.
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— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) June 19, 2021
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