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Cheteshwar Pujara Witnesses A Bizarre Run-out On Day 3
By CricShots - Feb 15, 2021 11:57 am
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The veteran Indian batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara was a victim of poor fortune for the second time in the ongoing second Test of the four-match series against England. In the first session of Day 3, he got run out in a bizarre fashion on Day 3. Pujara came down the track to fend off a Moeen Ali delivery to Ollie Pope at short leg. Pope made the most of his great reflexes to immediately grab the ball and throw it to the visiting wicket-keeper Ben Foakes, who duly took off the bails.

Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara witnessed a bizarre dismissal

Cheteshwar Pujara too was quick to turn after playing the shot to get back inside the crease, but his bat got stuck in the pitch and fell out of his hand. Pujara’s foot was inches above the ground when Foakes was seen dislodging the bails, which clearly meant Pujara had to depart early in the day. Had the bat not gotten out of his hand, however, he would have comfortably been in.

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Here is the video of the bizarre run out of Cheteshwar Pujara:

In the first match, also played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Pujara was dismissed in the first innings to a freak dismissal when a pull shot hit the short leg fielder and looped up to midwicket for a catch.

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Former Indian cricketer,  Sanjay Manjrekar lamented Pujara’s poor fortune in the series, while there were also some funny reactions to his wicket.

Here are some of the reactions to the bizarre dismissal:

Pujara’s dismissal on Monday opened the floodgates for England as Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant were also sent packing in quick succession followed by another early dismissal of the Indian deputy skipper, Ajinkya Rahane