India’s designated #3 batsman in the toughest format of the game in test cricket Cheteshwar Pujara in his recent interview was asked to pick the world test XI among the active cricketers in which he should be an automatic name in the XI. The Saurashtra born managed to pick some decent names that included 4 Indians in it.
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Cheteshwar Pujara picks Kane Williamson as an opener
The captain of the New Zealand cricket team in all the three formats of the game in Kane Williamson found an interesting designation in Pujara’s XI. The calm and collective batsman in Kane Williamson is a champion #3 batsman but Cheteshwar Pujara picked Kane Williamson as an opener in his team.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise because Kane Williamson has one of the best techniques in world cricket at the moment and he can negate the new ball threat in the best possible way than most other openers going around in the world.
Indian duo of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli will be manning the crucial spots of #3 and #4 with the world’s best test batsman in Steve Smith slotted to come in at #5. The most impactful cricketer in the world cricket at the moment in Ben Stokes will play at #6 with the underrated wicket-keeper in BJ Watling positioned at #7 as a specialist wicket- keeper batsman.
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One of the best finger spinners in world cricket in Nathan Lyon didn’t find a spot in Pujara’s XI as the Indian veteran in Ravichandran Ashwin will be the lone spinner in the team.
The fast bowling department will be looked after by 3 of the most fearsome bowlers in world cricket at the moment in Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, and Jasprit Bumrah. India’s genuine all-rounder in the red ball cricket Ravindra Jadeja and the fast bowling mainstay Mohammad Shami will be the 12th and 13th member of the team.
Cheteshwar Pujara’s test XI: David Warner, Kane Williamson, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, BJ Watling (Wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Ravindra Jadeja (12th men), Mohammad Shami(13th men).
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