Shikhar Dhawan takes playful dig at Cheteshwar Pujara: ‘Irani se Tere liye Naani Trophy ho gayi hai’ | Cricket News

Shikhar Dhawan took a playful dig at former teammate Cheteshwar Pujara on Wednesday as the latter gears up for the upcoming Irani Trophy.
“Bhai bas kar youngster ko bhi khelne de ab. Irani se Tere liye Naani Trophy ho gayi hai,” Dhawan commented on a video that Pujara shared on Instagram, in which he’s seen batting ahead of Saurashtra’s game against Rest of India.
Pujara, who leads Sussex in English County cricket, was recently handed a one-game suspension because his team was found guilty of various charges in the course of the season, but mostly in the game against Leicestershire, which they won 15 runs, defending a mammoth 499. Sussex was also docked 12 points.

The veteran batter, who was left out of the Indian squad in the West Indies tour, was in hot form for his county club scoring a ton of runs, including a recent century against Somerset.
The veteran of 103 Tests last played for India in the WTC Final against Australia at the Oval in June, where he made 14 and 27.Most Read
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A month ago, Pujara had also said the axing sometimes left him a frustrated person.
“Sometimes you do get frustrated, even if you have to prove yourself after 90 Tests and five-six thousand, whatever number of runs I had scored. It’s not easy. Sometimes it plays around with your ego. There are still doubts – are you good enough.

“If you have to prove yourself again and again, (you wonder) whether it is worth it,” the 35-year-old had said in the Final Word Podcast.