Zakir Hasan is a young wicketkeeper batsman from Bangladesh and has performed very well in the Test format so far. Let us tell you, Zakir Hasan scored a century against India in his debut and then he also scored a half-century in the same series.

Bangladesh is scheduled to tour India for a two-match Test series in September. However, before the start of this Test series, the young player has praised India’s experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and has also said that his job is very difficult.

Talking about Cheteshwar Pujara, he has always performed very well for India in international Test cricket and has scored important runs for the team. There are many players who consider Cheteshwar Pujara as their idol. Zakir Hasan is also a big fan of Cheteshwar Pujara and before the upcoming Test series, he praised the Indian batsman a lot.

According to Cricbuzz, Hasan said, ‘For me, the strength of the team and their decisions have always been paramount. The players who are playing Test cricket in the Indian team have a very different role. Pujara is the only player who has that skill and the whole team has faith in his ability that the experienced batsman will play for a long time and tire out the bowlers.’

I cannot play like Cheteshwar Pujara: Zakir Hasan

The Bangladeshi player further said, ‘But if you look at our team, we also need such a game. But if you ask me, I can say that I will not be able to play like Pujara at all, but if you are seeing me playing a big innings, then I need time to extend it further.’

Cheteshwar Pujara played his last match for India in the final of the World Test Championship 2023 against Australia on 13 October. He scored 14 runs in the first innings of this match while he contributed 27 runs in the second innings. Pujara has been included in the Sussex team in the 2022 season. Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 1863 runs in 18 County Championship matches at an average of 64.24.