Big update on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team, will a reliable player be able to return after 16 months?

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IND vs AUS: A big update has come out between the India-New Zealand series. The Indian team will play the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune on October 24. The third and last Test match of the series will be played at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from November 1. After this, Team India will leave for the Australia tour. A 5-match Test series will be played between the two teams on this tour. In this series played under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, both the teams are going to play 5 Test matches after a long time. In such a situation, both the teams are preparing hard for this series.

Meanwhile, a big update has come out regarding the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. There are reports that the Indian team for this tour can be announced soon. It is expected that the selectors may announce the Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on October 28. It is not yet clear who will be part of the Indian team for this tour. The question is also being raised whether Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been out of Team India for a long time, will be able to return to the team. Recently, Pujara, playing for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy, played an innings of 234 runs in 383 balls against Chhattisgarh. Since then, Pujara’s name has been everywhere.

Excellent record in Australia

Cheteshwar Pujara performed brilliantly in the last 2 tours of Australia and played an important role in winning the series. In such a situation, Ajit Agarkar and his team can consider Pujara’s name keeping in mind his experience. 36-year-old Pujara was the highest run scorer in the 2018-19 series with 521 runs. Three years later, he again impressed with the bat on the tour of Australia and scored 271 runs. 

Pujara has not played any Test match for India since the World Test Championship final in June last year. However, his hunger for scoring runs has not subsided yet. This is the reason why he is constantly playing domestic cricket and contributing with the bat. Pujara has spent a lot of time in county cricket in England this year, which is benefiting him in the Ranji Trophy.