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Veteran Indian cricket workforce batter Cheteshwar Pujara made a robust case for his return to Take a look at cricket with a record-extending double century in Ranji Trophy. Pujara slammed his seventeenth double ton in first-class cricket throughout Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy encounter in opposition to Jharkhand in Rajkot. India will face England in a five-match Take a look at collection beginning January 25 and with the squad announcement anticipated quickly, the double century can show to be an especially essential assertion of intent from Pujara to the selectors.
Together with his seventeenth double ton, Pujara grew to become joint fourth within the record of most double centuries in first-class cricket together with Herbert Sutcliffe and Mark Ramprakash. Sir Donald Bradman tops the record with 37 double centuries with Wally Hammond of England in second place with 36.
Pujara additionally overtook VVS Laxman to grow to be fourth within the record of Indian batters with most first-class runs and he’s solely behind Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
In the meantime, the nationwide selectors aren’t discovering it simple to select only one amongst Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the upcoming Afghanistan collection.
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A spectacular 2⃣0⃣0⃣ in Rajkot from the Saurashtra batter!
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As of now, there are probabilities that each the stalwarts will probably be saved within the squad however presumably with a rider that kind in the course of the IPL would be the major parameter for choice within the T20 World Cup workforce.
One other spherical of discussions might happen, and it may very well be the BCCI bigwigs taking the ultimate name.
Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar had flown into South Africa in the course of the second Take a look at to speak to the 2 veterans, and each have made themselves accessible. However there are too many exterior elements, and ultimately, the BCCI’s omnipotent secretary Jay Shah could be required to take a call.
(With PTI inputs)
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