The two months that Cheteshwar Pujara spent at Yorkshire in his bid to get acclimatised for the grueling England Test series helped India's Test specialist batsman to a great extent, said the Saurashtra batsman's father. According to Arvind Pujara, his son's county cricket stint mentally prepared him for the challenges. Pujara was re-signed by Yorkshire after he helped them win the county championships in 2015. He has also played for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

"It was a fruitful stint. Though he did not score much for Yorkshire [172 runs in 12 innings with a highest score of 41], he played in some of the toughest conditions in those two months there. When he went to England, it was quite cold. And then, there was rain due to which the pitches were damp. In the latter part of the season, the temperature was quite high. When he played in those conditions, he got himself quite equipped to face the English bowlers in the series," Pujara Sr told mid-day yesterday.