“Put The Group First”: Cheteshwar Pujara On Virat Kohli Slowing Down To Attain 100 | Cricket Information

Indian batting icon Virat Kohli reached a brand new milestone in his illustrious profession, notching up his forty eighth century in ODI cricket as India hammered Bangladesh in a World Cup 2023 match. Because the cricketing fraternity celebrated Kohli’s new milestone, there have been a couple of who puzzled if Kohli slowing down to achieve his hundred on the finish of the sport was the fitting transfer. There have been moments within the match the place his non-striking associate KL Rahul would even deny singles to make sure Kohli get the strike. Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara, nonetheless, wasn’t pleased with this strategy.

“As a lot I wished Virat Kohli to attain that hundred, you may have to bear in mind, you wish to end the sport as early as potential. You need your Internet Run Price to be on the high. In case you are able the place you might be preventing for the Internet Run Price, then you do not wish to look again and say ‘you may have accomplished that’,” Cheteshwar Pujara advised ESPN Cricinfo.

Pujara is of the opinion that Kohli and different Indian gamers must be placing the tem first. So far as private milestones, Pujara feels it is the mindset of the participant that additionally issues.

“That is the place I really feel that as a collective determination, perhaps you must sacrifice a bit. You wish to take a look at the staff, you wish to put the staff first, that is how I take a look at it. You need your milestone, however not at the price of the staff. As a participant, you at all times have a alternative. However some gamers really feel in the event that they get 100, it helps them within the subsequent sport. So it depends upon what sort of mindset you may have,” he added.

Australia legend Matthew Hayden additionally opined on the topic, saying type can chunk the participant if he begins flirting with it.

“My preliminary response was he has earned the fitting to get to his hundred. You’ve got to be very cautious in these tournaments. This stuff matter. The nice Ian Bishop typically talks about this, these items matter. The sporting gods are sinister-like, in case you begin flirting with that type of type, then it may possibly bit you. Nevertheless it’s a call that they each took. I do not actually have an issue with that.” Hayden stated.