With 271 runs at 33.87, Cheteshwar Pujara was the fourth-highest run-getter in the Test series, but he consumed 928 balls in the process – the most by any batsman in the series. Pujara saw off the quality Australian bowling, tired them with his courage and concentration as the rest of the side batted around him.
During an interaction with journalist Indranil Basu for SK Live, Saba Karim showered praises on Cheteshwar Pujara’s resilient display and said:
Cheteshwar Pujara was also the highest run-getter in India’s 2-1 win in Australia during the 2018-19 season. The Saurashtra run-machine registered three centuries and went on to amass 521 runs at 74.43 in the series.
Rishabh Pant can win you games from impossible situations: Saba Karim
Despite missing the first Test, Rishabh Pant ended as the highest run-getter for India in the series. Saba Karim heaped praises on Rishabh Pant’s approach and made him his no.2 pick.
Rishabh Pant’s 89 not out in the final innings of the Brisbane Test helped India defy the odds in the decisive Test. India also became the first team to beat Australia at the Gabba in 32 years.
Ajinkya Rahane, a bowler’s delight as captain: Saba Karim
Saba Karim would go on to choose Ajinkya Rahane as his no.3 pick. Rahane took the captaincy charge post Virat Kohli’s departure after the Adelaide debacle. Starting with his match-defining century at Melbourne, his measured approach and tactical acumen played a major role in India’s win.
Calling his captaincy style to be a bowler’s delight, Saba Karim added:
Saba Karim picked Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur as his no.4 and no.5 respectively.
Saba Karim, a former selector and BCCI GM, hailed Siraj’s courage to see through the difficult situation of his father’s demise and emerge as a crucial bowling component. He also called Shardul Thakur’s partnership with Washington Sundar in the first innings of the Brisbane Test a the turning point in the series.
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