But one of the highlights was the battle between Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and Australian quick Pat Cummins. Pujara stood strong as a rock against the Aussie attack and ended the tour with 271 runs while facing 928 balls. Days after the conclusion of the 4-match Test series, Cummins spoke about bowling to Pujara and called him a ‘brick wall’, whose wicket he targeted once captain Virat Kohli returned home on paternity leave. Cummins also spoke about the pain tolerance showed by Pujara in the final Test at The Gabba. “But on the flip side, if the batter's good enough to get through that and they can bat and bat, it doesn't really matter what you bowl at them.

Source: Hindustan Times February 11, 2021 07:06 UTC