Cheteshwar Pujara's 'slow' 50 becomes top Twitter trend, Indian fans miss Rahul Dravid

Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has been a vital cog for Indian cricket team in longer format for several years w. With his sound technical prowess and his ability to bat with composure under pressure, situations have me him an inseparable part of line-up. However, player's painfully slow scoring rate has often come under rar, and he has often been criticized for same. In spite of scoring a crucial half-century in ongoing India vs Australia 3rd Test, batsman was targeted by a certain section of fans for 'slow' innings. 

India vs Australia Test: Fans miss Rahul Dravid after Cheteshwar Pujara hits his slowest fifty 

After Australian team posted an impressive total of 338 at Sydney Cricket Ground, it was imperative for Indian batsmen to come up with a spirited batting performance. new opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill showcased a great amount of cour as y counterattacked fierce Australian bowling attack with great flair and confidence. However, manner in which Cheteshwar Pujara paced his innings, surprised a number of fans. 

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Saurashtra batsman is kwn to blunt opposition's bowling attack with his patience and has also earned tag of modern-day 'Wall" after Rahul Dravid's retirement. However, 32-year-old's approach during India's first innings of India vs Australia 3rd Test was questioned by a lot of fans on social media. Many were also of opinion that Pujara's slow batting accounted for  stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane and middle-order batsman Hanuma Vihari's dismissals. y also argued that while Dravid too possessed a low strike rate in Tests and played numerous amount of deliveries, he was India's 'consummate' stroke makers who looked to score runs even off very good deliveries.

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Cheteshwar Pujara reached his half-century in 174 balls. making it his slowest of his career. tably, Pujara's previous slowest fifty came against South Africa at Johannesburg in 173 deliveries. His promising innings was ultimately cut short by Pat Cummins. Star fast bowler Pat Cummins was also pick of bowlers for Australia as he gave his side four crucial breakthroughs. . player was joint-highest scorer for Indian side along with Shubman Gill, as team was ultimately bundled out for 244.

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India vs Australia 3rd Test: India vs Australia live streaming in India

Fans in India can tune into  Sony Pictures Sports Network (SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 3 and SONY SIX) at 5:00 AM (IST) on Sunday, January 10 for Day 4 for live telecast of India vs Australia 3rd Test. India vs Australia live streaming will also be me available on  SonyLIV app. To follow live scores of game, one can keep tabs on social media accounts of BCCI and Cricket Australia.

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Im source: ICC Twitter