Cheteshwar Pujara walked the talk with a sublime 82 even as his side Yorkshire posted a mammoth 328 for four against Durham in a Royal London One-Day Cup match at Chester-Le-Street on Friday.
Pujara, who did not enjoy best of form during first-class games, finally came to the party with a 92-ball 82 that included five boundaries to silence his critics.
On the eve of the Royal London Cup, Pujara had vouched to earn his spot back in the Indian ODI set-up and the India’s Test No. 3 kept his word in the very first match of the tournament.
“I’ve worked a lot to be part of the IPL and the shorter formats, especially one-day cricket. I want to be part of the Indian team in ODI cricket and, as I say, the IPL. My priority remains Test cricket. But to be a part of the ODI team, you need to have different skills,” said Pujara.
Pujara hit five fours, scoring at a strike of almost 90 on placid batting track.
But it was Kohler-Cadmore who took away the limelight smashing 164 off just 151 deliveries with the help of 15 boundaries and seven sixes to propel Yorkshire to the imposing total.
Elsewhere, Adam Lyth made 30 up the order while Harry Brook scored 20 to help Yorkshire's cause.
Medium pacer Matty Potts picked up three wickets for Durham leaking 69 runs off his eight overs.
In reply, Durham were bowled out for 186 and. Leggie Adil Rashid picked up four for 47 and Yorkshire won by 142 runs