Cheteshwar Pujara is a nice, loving guy, want to have his kind of concentration level: Mohammad Rizwan
India Today
Mohammad Rizwan and Cheteshwar Pujara have been sharing the dressing room at Sussex. The Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter heaped praise on the India star, saying he is No. 2 on his list of batters with best concentration level.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has said he has had a nice stint with India veteran Cheteshwar Pujara, his county teammate at Sussex, saying that the two cricketers share a laugh and enjoy a good cordial relationship on and off the field.
Rizwan and Pujara batting together for Sussex has delighted a majority of cricket fans even as India and Pakistan are not playing bilateral cricket anymore. The two batters shared a 150-plus stand for Sussex against Durham and Pujara was seen celebrating the Pakistan wicketkeeper's fifty during the match.
Pujara has been in incredible form in county championships division 2. Having dropped from the Test side for the Sri Lanka series at home, Pujara went to England to regain his form. The senior batter has certainly made a strong case for himself by scoring two hundreds and as many double hundreds so far for Sussex.
"...As far as myself and Pujara are concerned, I didn't feel anything strange. And hopefully, if you ask him, his answer will be the same as mine. Although I do share a laugh with him and tease him (laughs) and everyone in the team knows this," Rizwan told Cricwick website.
Furthermore, Rizwan said he rates Pujara among the top 3 when it comes to concentration levels and that he wishes to emulate the India batting star by learning from him.
"He is a very nice and loving guy. And his concentration and focus too... If you get a chance to learn something, you should do it.
"In terms of concentration levels and I told this to the coaches here too. In my whole career, the players with most focus, concentration are Younis bhai, Fawad Alam and his (Pujara's).
