Pujara said that the pitch will be very bad now, happy to score 90 runs on it

India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was not disappointed after missing out on his 19th Test hundred on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh here on Wednesday and said he was happy with a 90 on a “difficult pitch” as it will get worse every day. . India lost three quick wickets after which Pujara shared a 149-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer (82 not out) for the fifth wicket. India were 278 for six at stumps with the early dismissal of all-rounder Akshar Patel.

Pujara said in the press conference after the match, “It is not an easy pitch to bat on, so I am really happy with the way I batted today. Sometimes you try to take the team to a winning position more than the three-point figure. Although Pujara has not been able to score a century for almost four years. He said, “I am happy with today’s innings, not bothered about not scoring a century. I am batting well and if I keep playing like this, this (century) will also come soon. ,

Pujara feels that the pitch at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium will yield results in which the role of the spinners will be crucial. He said, “It looks like it will yield a result and we will have to score runs. My partnership with Shreyas was important, also with Rishabh Pant because we lost three wickets then. He believes that a score of 350 runs in the first innings can also prove to be decisive. Pujara said, “It would have been better if we had lost only four or five wickets in the day. I still feel 350 in the first innings would be a good score on this pitch because it turns and we have three spinners. “He said,” The pitch will only get worse.