Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden said that the hosts will need a lot of caffeine

to watch India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara bat against them in the upcoming
Test series, commencing on Thursday. Pujara played a crucial role in India's 2-1 Test
series win over Australia during the 2018-19 tour. This was the first time that India won
a Test series Down Under. The right-handed batsman has not played any Test since
returning from New Zealand in March this year. However, he played the first tour-game
against Australia A and scored a half-century in the first innings. Pujara's exploits in the
last tour has not been forgotten as he accumulated 521 runs including three tons in the
four-match Test series.

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Speaking on Star Sports show GAME PLAN, Hayden said, "As you know Australians
love to drink coffee, and we have decided to go on a little campaign to make sure we
have plenty of caffeine when it comes to watching Pujara bat. But, you know what the
reality is, he hurt us badly. We are of a generation now where we are admiring people
for their strike play, we are admiring people for their strike rate. Well, he is one of the
few guys in Test cricket that have a strike rate of sub 45 and he can hurt you."

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels that Pujara's lack of match practice will not
make any difference as he is a ''mentally strong'' batsman who loves to spend time at
the crease.

"Out of 20 days of Test cricket that we have ahead of us, we are really happy to have
him bat for 15 days, there is no question about it. Whether he has played any cricket or
not, I don't think it's going to make any difference because he is so strong mentally, that
he will be.... he loves batting, he loves being at the crease, he loves wearing the
bowlers down. In the last two years, he has also improved his strokes and range of
shots," he said.

India skipper Virat Kohli will be playing just the first Test against Australia, as he will
return home after being granted paternity leave by the Board of Control for Cricket in
India (BCCI).