Throwing his weight firmly behind Rahane and Pujara, Ashwin said the wealth of experience those two have gives a lot of depth and stability to the Indian batting. India’s highest run-scorer in the 2-1 Test series win in Australia, Pujara, managed to scored only half-century in the four home Tests against England. “We just don’t look at the champion performance that Rahane produced on the way to the greatest Test series we played in Australia. While most of the top Indian cricketers were playing in the IPL after England series, Rahane and Pujara were warming the benches for in Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. Rahane did play two games but Pujara is yet to make his debut for CSK.

Source: Hindustan Times June 01, 2021 13:19 UTC