Pujara, Shaw have entirely opposite styles: Butt disagrees with Hogg

Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt disagreed with Brad Hoggs suggestion of Prithvi Shaw being a possible replacement for Cheteshwar Pujara at No3 in Test cricket for IndiaThe former Australia spinner had said Shaw was more suited at the number three position rather than opening and he can replace Pujara in the upcoming England TestsButt reacting to Hoggs comments highlighted how the two Indian batsmen have different styles of play and hilariously trolled the former Australian spinner was making such comparisonsAt what time in the night he Hogg made this claim Cheteshwar Pujara and Prithvi Shaw have styles that are entirely opposite Butt said on his YouTube channelOne is an outright stroke player Shaw while the other is an outstanding defender especially against the new ball Pujara Prithvi Shaws technique is such that he plays his strokes rather freely and he plays all kinds of shots he addedAlso ReadAjinkya Rahane not the same player he was in 201516 Deep DasguptaThe former Pakistan opener said Shaw might be an outstanding talent but India must have someone who can play long innings in Test cricketWhen you play too many shots too early in Test cricket at times you struggle Shaw may be an outstanding talent and could come up with something spectacular to surprise everyone said Butt That possibility cannot be ruled out But I am sure India must have better defensive players who can play the long innings he addedPujara failed to impress in the World Test Championship WTC final against New Zealand as he recorded scores of just 8 and 15On the other hand Shaw is not a part of Indias squad for the Test series against England and he is currently a part of the whiteball squad which is in Sri Lanka for three ODIs and three T20IsMeanwhile opener Shubman Gill has suffered a shin injury and is out for eight weeks Speaking to ANI sources in the know of developments said it happened after the World Test Championship final and will see Gill having to miss out on cricketing action for a whileHe has a shin injury which he has sustained after the WTC final against New Zealand and will need around 8 weeks to recover the source explainedThis means the Indian team management will have to look at going ahead with either Mayank Agarwal or KL Rahul as the second opener with Rohit SharmaAfter the WTC final the Indian team got a 20day break and the side will regroup in Durham around July 14 The Indian team will also play a warmup game before the series startsIndia and England are slated to lock horns in five Tests beginning August 4Also ReadOmbudsman reinstates Mohammed Azharuddin as Hyderabad cricket presidentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever