Indian team's veteran batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has surprised cricket lovers by choosing his all-time Test playing-11 of players who have played with him. During a conversation on ESPN Cricinfo, Pujara announced his special team. The most attention-grabbing thing is that he has kept big names like MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane out of the playing-11. Pujara, who debuted under Dhoni's captaincy in 2010, has expressed confidence in Rishabh Pant as a wicketkeeper.
Pujara has handed over the responsibility of opening his team to Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag, while keeping himself at number 3. Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar (No. 4), Virat Kohli (No. 5) and VVS Laxman (No. 6) have been included in the middle order. At the same time, the command of spin and all-rounder department has been given in the hands of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Pujara has selected Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami for the fast bowling attack. Apart from this, Ishant Sharma and Hardik Pandya have been included in the team as 12th and 13th players to make changes as per the circumstances. The decision of not selecting captains like Rohit Sharma and Dhoni is being widely discussed in the cricket world.
Cheteshwar Pujara's teammates playing-11
Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami. Ishant Sharma, Hardik Pandya (12th and 13th players).
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