Cheteshwar Pujara posted a photo with his family on social media platform Koo.© Koo
Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara took to social media platform Koo on Saturday to share an adorable family photo with his daughter and wife. In the photo, the trio are laughing as Pujara spends his last day with his family before joining the Indian squad for the tour to South Africa. “Last day home before a new Tour starts! Looking forward to the challenge ahead but will miss these two. #bittersweet #familytime #ontothenextchallenge #IndVsSa,” Pujara wrote in the caption to the photo on Koo.
India will head to South Africa in the coming days, with the bilateral series kicking off on December 26 with the Boxing Day Test at Centurion.
India will play three Tests and three ODIs as part of the tour. The tour was recently rescheduled due to concerns about the novel Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
India was also set to play four T20Is in South Africa, but those games will be played at a later date.
Pujara, on the other hand, will be looking to rediscover his form in South Africa, having struggled with the bat in recent times.
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Pujara has not scored a hundred in his last 17 Test matches and averaged less than 30 in that period.
India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey recently said that despite the poor form, Pujara, as well as fellow out-of-form batter Ajinkya Rahane, have the support of the team.
“I think they have enough experience with both Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara. They have played enough cricket and we also know as a team that they are one inning away from getting back into shape. As a team everyone is behind them and they We know how much value they bring to the team. They have played enough cricket to understand what is expected of them,” Mhambrey said at a news conference earlier this month, as quoted by news agency ANI.
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