“Give as many deliveries as possible to Abhishek Sharma” - Cheteshwar Pujara shares a piece of advice to Sanju Samson

Former Indian top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara has reckoned that the England pace spearhead will aim to trouble the dashing Indian opening batter Sanju Samson with short balls when both sides meet against each other in the second semi-final on Thursday, March 5.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports, Pujara delved into the details of Archer’s dismissals throughout the showpiece event, stating that the pacer has been bowling back-of-the-length deliveries to take right-handers' wickets.

"I think Jofra will continue doing that (Bowl short to Samson). We have seen throughout this World Cup that the majority of his dismissals, which came against right-handers, were from the back of the length, which is around eight meters or even shorter than that," Cheteshwar Pujara said on Star Sports.

Furthermore, Pujara has also shared a solution for Samson on how to tackle Archer's such deliveries. Additionally, he has also advised Samson to get off the strike so that Abhishek Sharma can counter the short balls, as the Indian opener has been very successful against the English pacer.

"What will Sanju have to do? Normally, he was standing on the leg stump, but against Jofra, how do you score runs? One is to create a little more room and try to go outside the leg stump when he is about to deliver, and try to play on the off side. The best option for Sanju is initially just try to rotate the strike. Give as many deliveries as possible to Abhishek. He will try to take on Jofra Archer," he added.

"For someone like Abhishek, if you look at his boundary options, anything that is outside the off stump, he is so strong, and his strike rate is very good. What is Jofra Archer's strength? Whenever he is releasing the ball, most of his deliveries go away from the left-hander," he asserted.

"That's why Abhishek has been very successful against Jofra Archer in the past, and I still believe that even at Wankhede, he will look to give a little bit of room, try to go over point and cover, and try to score as many runs as possible on the off side," Pujara concluded.

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