Cheteshwar Pujara has three half-centuries in four innings against New Zealand in the ongoing Test series. At Kanpur, Pujara scored twin fifties and followed it with another patient knock of 50-plus at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. For someone who carries a reputation of being a heavy scorer, missing out on the three-figure mark is something very unusual.Pujara came agonizingly close to his eighth Test century during the second Test where he was batting on 87 and looked set to bring it up. "I think on all three occasions, I missed scoring a century," Pujara said. I think it is the ideal platform if you're having doubts or want to work on some aspect," he said.

Source: Times of India October 08, 2016 04:30 UTC