CEA Subramanian bats for Pant-Pujara approach to economic revival

Fiscal policy must support growth till the pre-Covid trajectory is achieved

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Friday highlighted the contrasting batting styles of cricketers Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara in India’s recent test series victory against Australia as providing a template of the varying approaches Indian policymakers could take while putting the economy back on track. 

“Like in cricket, even in economy, planning matters. When the ball is swinging around a lot, when there is a lot of uncertainty, you need to play carefully and focus on survival. Essentially, when the ball is swinging, bat like Pujara and when swing is gone, bat like Pant, which is what Indian