Eaten continuous injuries on the body, yet did not take medicine, this is how Cheteshwar Pujara wrote about the victory of GABA test, know the full story

India won the Test series twice in a row on Australia’s (Ind vs Aus) ground. India did this work for the first time in 2018 and then repeated it in 2021. It is not easy to beat Australia in Australia. India has done this work not once but twice and played a big role in this historic victory both times. Cheteshwar Pujara (Cheteshwar Pujara). Gabba Test was a big challenge for India in 2021 as it was to decide the series and at the same time it was Australia’s impregnable fort. Team India, however, broke it and won a historic victory. During the match, Pujara ate the balls many times on his body but did not give up. Pujara has now told the story of that match.

Pujara had scored 56 runs in the second innings of this match and along with Shubman Gill laid the foundation for the team’s victory by making a great partnership. During this, he ate many balls on his body but did not give up and continued to bat. Pujara faced 146 balls in this innings and hit two sixes in addition to eight fours.

Pujara was moaning in pain

Pujara has now told how he continued to play even after hitting the balls continuously. Pujara told news agency ANI, “I think because of the balls hit, I got more motivated to do better. Yes, initially when the balls hit, I was in pain. When the ball hit the same spot 3-4 times, I was getting more pain. At one point I hit the ball in my finger, the pain was unbearable.”

refused to take medicine

Pujara told that the physios had asked him to take painkiller (pain medicine) but he refused. He said, “Physio asked me if I want painkillers? I refused them because I do not like to take medicine during the match as it disturbs my focus. I told myself that I am hitting the balls again and again but my focus should be only on drawing or winning matches for the country.

Physio asked me if I want painkillers. I told him no as I don’t like taking medicines during games as it probably disturbs my concentration sometimes. I told myself that I’m getting hit but my ultimate focus is to draw the game or win the game for the country: Cheteshwar Pujara pic.twitter.com/03jKosMa5y

— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2022

Pant completed the job

Pujara was dismissed after scoring a half-century and Gill had also returned to the pavilion after playing an innings of 91 runs, but Rishabh Pant carried both of these innings to the end. Pant’s innings of 89 not out had given the team victory. In his innings, Pant faced 138 balls and hit nine fours and a six. Washington Sundar supported him and scored 22 runs. He had a partnership of 53 runs with Pant.