Ahead of the start of the third Test between South Africa and India at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Cheteshwar Pujara was in the news for his two run-outs during the Centurion Test.
Pujara had come under a fair bit of criticism for throwing his wicket away to run-outs. At lunch on the first day of the third Test, he was in the news again – but for a different reason.
After Virat Kohli won the toss and explicably opted to bat first on a green surface, India lost their openers in the first hour itself. Pujara came to bat with an intent to not get out early but it came at the expense of something else – runs.
As Pujara blocked and blocked on his way to a half-century of balls without scoring a run, Twitter got a little impatient...and witty.
Then, it happened. Pujara was off the mark – on the 54th ball he faced. The 29-year-old received loud cheers from the crowd after opening his account and he responded with a good laugh, as did his teammates.
Twitter, of course, was at it again.
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