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New Delhi: <\/strong>Cheteshwar Pujara, eying a comeback into the Test side, is hoping that South Africa one-day skipper Ab de Villers’ advice will help him during India A tour of the West Indies.<\/p>\n

Pujara will captain the side for the series beginning with the first unofficial Test in Barbados Saturday.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old batsman, who lost his place in the side following a knee injury last year, said his aim in the Caribbean would be to score runs and be in the reckoning for the Test spot vacated by the great Rahul Dravid.<\/p>\n

“(RCB teammate) de Villiers gave me some good batting tips during the Indian Premier League (IPL). Since he has also toured there and is a world-class batsmen, I hope the advice would come in handy,” Pujara told reporters on the sidelines of India A training camp at the Ferozshah Kotla here Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Talking about his comeback, Pujara said: “I don’t any feel pressure. It is a big motivation to play for India ‘A’ and captain the side. It is a given that any good performance at this level will be noticed. Most of us have played for ‘A’ team on overseas tours, so we go there with experience.”<\/p>\n

Pujara played last of his three Tests in South Africa in January 2011. Though he impressed many at the start of his career, a knee surgery kept him out the game for a long time.<\/p>\n

Asked whether his career is back to square one, Pujara said: “I won’t say that I am starting from scratch. After coming back from injury, I had played four Ranji matches as many in the Duleep Trophy. I also played a few matches for RCB during IPL.”<\/p>\n

The Gujarat-born cricketer featured in three of the 16 matches for RCB in IPL-V.<\/p>\n

The India A squad, which also includes Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan leaves Wednesday morning. (IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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