Aussie quick Pat Cummins names this Indian player as the toughest batsman in the world to bowl to!

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Pat Cummins
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Even the greatest of bowlers in cricket have experienced one batsman that gives them a proper challenge at the other end of the 22 yards, the one hard hitter who strikes a memorable interaction for them. Such is also the case of Australian international Pat Cummins. The ICC no. 1 Test bowler names the one batsman that he feels is the most challenging to face on the pitch, and its none other than Team India’s red ball specialist Cheteshwar Pujara!

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Although not shining in limited overs cricket for India, Cheteshwar Pujara has cemented his position for the Test squad with his sound batting technique. He was also recently called  ‘the new wall’ by Nathan Lyon, as a successor to the legendary Rahul Dravid.

Speaking to Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) in a Q&A session on Instagram, Pat Cummins was asked about the one batsman that was the toughest he had ever faced.

Recalling the 2018-19 Test series against India, the Aussie pacer named Pujara for his spectacular performance in the series.

“There are a lot of them out there, unfortunately. I am going to go with someone a little different, who was a real pain in the backside for us last summer — Pujara for India,” Cummins said in the session.

Pujara’s superb battling spell was crucial behind India’s 2-1 victory in the series. The 32 year old scored a total of 521 runs across four matches, and landed three centuries.

His highest in the series was a stellar 193, in the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Even though Cummins himself shined in the series with picking 14 wickets, its the memories against Pujara that the no. 1 Test bowler still remembers freshly to this day.

The 26 year old pacer added: “He was an absolute rock for them that series, really hard to get out, just ultra concentration all day, day after day. He is the hardest one in Test cricket, so far, I think.”

Pujara is currently ranked 7th in ICC’s Test Batting Rankings with a rating of 766. Since his debut against in October 2010 against Australia, Pujara has made 75 Test appearances for the Men in Blue, and has scored 5740 runs, including 18 hundreds.

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