BGT 2023 | Twitter reacts as Pujara's resilience on day 2 keeps India in contest

03/02/2023

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After the visitors ach🅘ieved a first-innings lead on the first day of the Indore Test, India have kept themselves alive in the fixtur🌄e owing to Umesh Yadav’s reverse swing and Cheteshwar Pujara’s temperament. Pujara showed resilience scoring 59 runs and helped India post a total of 163 on Day 2.

It was another eventful day in Indore as the Indian team posted a targಌet of 76 runs for Australia at the end of the second day of the Indore Test. Australia started the day with a comfortable lead and were in a strong position 🐟at the start of the day. Peter Handscomb and Cameron Green stitched a 40-run partnership for the fifth wicket, However, the team collapsed to 197 as Umesh Yadav was brilliant with the old ball taking three scalps in the innings.

Indian batters were in trouble right from the start but Cheteshwar Pujara was the only batter to shine amidst the adversities. Pujara scored 59 runs and kept the side in the contest,💦 They were wrapped up on a total of 163 at the end o🤡f the day setting up a target of 76 runs to win for the opposition.

Tw🍎itteratis also expressed their sentiments after the conclusion of the day’s play a♚nd there wer numerous reactions on the platform.

This is hilarious

— MAHARAJ JI (@MAHARAJ96620593)

Legend

4.9° Average turn at Indore and Cheteshwar Pujara only Indian player to have scored fifty in this Test match against Australia and scored 59(142).

Cheteshwar Pujara - The Wall, The legend.
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh)

lol

Rohit Sharma - Jake Pujara b♈ol kya ꦉtuk tuk khel raha hai 🤣
— VECTOR⁴⁵🕉️ (@Vector_45R)

Kings

Most Top Scores for India against Australia in Tests

20: Sachin

13: Pujara*

12: Kohli
— The Cricket Panda (@TheCricketPanda)

Wall

Cheteshwar Pujara in this inniꦫn🐠g when wickets are falling from other end.
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey)

Surely

Pujara v Australia. Surely a binge-worthy Netflix series.ꦬ Amazing the number of times he’s come iﷺn the way of Australia when they’ve been on top. The greatest obstacle they’ve had to endure for more than a decade
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)

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