Sunil Gavaskar praises resolute Cheteshwar Pujara

New Delhi: With his tight technique and a cool temperament, Cheteshwar Pujara has an assuring presence at the crease, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said in praise of the young batsman, who rescued India with his century. “He has a tight technique and temperament to get out of tough situations. He is someone who is not ruffled when beaten around off stump.

He would say okay, this is your time but my time will come after some time," Gavaskar said.

“The temperament covers all aspects. He was making a comeback and under pressure but he is someone who soaks all the pressure. When the ball is moving around the off stump, he makes life easy for the batsman at the other end. He cools things up, he clams things up,” Gavaskar told NDTV.

Now that Pujara has done well while opening the innings, India have a lot of choices for the opener's slot. Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay are out due to injury and young KL Rahul has made his case with century in second Test. “They (Vijay and Dhawan) will resume (get their places) back and it is a good headache to have for selectors. The problem of plenty is better to have than having no one to choose to from,” the

former opener said.

Asked if Rohit Sharma could keep his place in the side after repeated failures, Gavaskar said, “it will be a tough call for selectors.” Gavaskar said both skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit need to be patient when the conditions are tough. “Virat has gone back to pushing hard at deliveries outside off. He was playing a ball on the 6th, 7th stump,” he said.