In such a situation, a report has emerged that Gautam Gambhir had made a request to include the veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara in India's squad for the ongoing Test series. But Gambhir's request was declined by Ajit Agarkar and his selection committee.
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Pujara was the highest run-scorer of the 2018-19 Test series between Australia and India with 521 runs in seven innings at an average of 74.42. He scored 3 hundreds and 1 fifty as India registered a historic Test series win in Australia.
It is believed that Gautam Gambhir even mentioned Cheteshwar Pujara despite India's win in the first Test at Perth. Overall, Pujara has scored 993 runs in 11 Tests played in Australia at an impressive average of 47.28.
Cheteshwar Pujara's recent form
It was a typical Pujara kind of an innings but the match ended in a draw. However, he didn't have a great season overall despite this knock. Pujara scored 269 runs in six innings at an average of 44.83 with just one 100-plus score.
The chaotic situation in the Indian dressing room
The former India opener also spoke about the batters' inability to score runs ever since the start of India's home Test season in September. All these things have left the Indian dressing room in ultimate chaos ahead of the final Test in Sydney, which will be played from January 3.
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