IND vs NZ Test LIVE – Dravid turns net bowler for Pujara- India head coach Rahul Dravid had some lessons prepared for apprentice Cheteshwar Pujara ahead of the opening Test on Wednesday. In a video shared by BCCI, Dravid was seen rolling his arms as a net bowler to Pujara. The clip showed Dravid bowl some right-arm off-spin to Indian team vice-captain ahead of the opening Test. Follow India vs New Zealand LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs NZ Test LIVE: Rahul Dravid turns net bowler for Cheteshwar Pujara in India’s practice session- Watch video
Dravid turns net bowler for Pujara – Will Pujara hit the big one? India is without Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma or Rishabh Pant in Kanpur team. This clearly means Pujara will be team’s most experienced batsman, the most important cog in wheel of Indian batting.
Dravid was seend spending some extra time with Pujara who hasn’t scored a century since 2019. The new coach of Indian team spent almost one hour throwing down to Pujara & observing him closely in the nets.
IND vs NZ Test LIVE: “𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲? That moment when #TeamIndia Head Coach Rahul Dravid rolled his arm over in the nets,” BCCI wrote while sharing the video on the micro-blogging website.
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲? 🤔
🎥 That moment when #TeamIndia Head Coach Rahul Dravid rolled his arm over in the nets. 👍 👍#INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/97YzcKJBq3
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 24, 2021
- Pujara has been putting in some hard yards to prepare for the India vs New Zealand Test series.
- He underwent practice at home followed by India’s 4-day training camp at BKC, Mumbai.
- The upcoming series is a golden opportunity for Pujara, along with Ajinkya Rahane, to solidify his position ahead of the India tour of South Africa and give a befitting reply to his critics.
- India batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara will look to deliver against Kiwis at home.
- He will be key in absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the first Test.
- Pujara has not played any form of cricket since IPL 2021. He failed to make it to the playing XI for CSK throughout the tournament.
- He has failed to score a century since January 2019 and the upcoming Test will give him an opportunity to end his jinx.
- He loves playing against New Zealand and has amassed 772 runs in 10 matches at an average of 42.8. It also includes a couple of hundreds, four fifties.
For more sports news and live score updates, follow us at insidesport.in
Editors pick
