Team India are ready to take on New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship final in Southampton from June 18. Before that, all the players were seen practising hard, including the batting mainstay, Cheteshwar Pujara. However, he has been going through a poor form and also come under the scanner as many shared their views as he bats “too slowly”. Recently, Brad Hogg gave an interesting answer to this.

During the Australian Test series Down Under recently, Pujara had scored 271 runs in four innings which came at a strike rate of 29.20. During a Question and Answer session recently on Twitter, a fan asked Brad Hogg “is Pujara too slow in Tests?” To which, the left-arm spinner tweeted: “Not with the batters around him. You need someone like that to bat time. I actually enjoy watching him bat, appreciating his patience and determination.”

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Tough but I feel New Zealand playing two tests before the final will give them an advantage. #WTCFinal https://t.co/llvQM4OocI

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) June 8, 2021

Cheteshwar Pujara, overall in Test cricket, has a strike rate of 44.90 after 85 Tests so far. With 6244 runs in his name, including 18 centuries and 29 fifties, he has an average of 46.59 as well.

Meanwhile, another fan asked about the World Test Championship (WTC) final between Virat Kohli led Team India and Kane Williamson led New Zealand. While Brad Hogg was asked about his prediction for the winner of the summit clash, which is all set to begin on June 18 in Southampton, and the 50-year-old veteran leg spinner has said that the Kiwis might have an upperhand because they have been taking on England in a two-match Test series. While the first Test ended in a draw, the second one has started on Thursday at Edgbaston as well.

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“Tough but I feel New Zealand playing two tests before the final will give them an advantage,” tweeted Brad Hogg.

Tough but I feel New Zealand playing two tests before the final will give them an advantage. #WTCFinal https://t.co/llvQM4OocI

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) June 8, 2021

However, Team India will play against England in a five-match Test series in August after the inaugural World Test Championship final as well.