He has established himself as a Test mainstay in the Indian team and rising batsman Cheteshwar Pujara says he is now working hard to make the one-day squad to realise his dream of playing in the World Cup, which is scheduled next year.
“I do like to play the one-day format. Especially with the 2015 World Cup coming up, I hope I get a chance to play in that team. As a cricketer, everybody dreams to play the World Cup for Team India,” Pujara told Star Sports’ Star Power.
“...when I was playing one of the Ranji games, India won the 2011 World Cup and we all were following the game. We felt really proud on India winning the World Cup,” he said.Pujara, who will next be seen in action during the two-match Test series in New Zealand next month, said he is working hard to break into ODI squad.
Published 16 January 2014, 16:17 IST