New Delhi: Cheteshwar Pujara has credited Shreyas Iyer’s tactical awareness and India’s disciplined bowling for defending 223 in the third T20I in Indore, while identifying Abhishek Sharma’s rapid rise to 2,000 T20I runs as a sign of his growing stature in the shortest format.
Reflecting on India’s response after their defeat in Ranchi, the former India batter highlighted the importance of leadership under pressure and the young opener’s evolving understanding of T20 batting.
India’s defence of the total in Indore offered a demonstration of how a substantial first-innings score can be protected through planning and execution. For Pujara, the turnaround was not simply about the bowlers delivering with the ball, but also about the captain recognising what had gone wrong in the previous match and responding with a clear strategy.
