YES and NO
Pull is a great shotbut since it is played basically to a bad ball (most of the time) this is not what should be taught first to a budding cricketer.
After one has learnt the drives and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, correct back foot defense and back foot drives (with a straight bat) a most beautiful shot so rarely seen executed perfectly, one would do very well to master the pull shot.
It has some great advantages.
1. It can be hit very powerfully almost all the time.
2. It can be placed in the widest of arcs of all shots in the field
3. One has a clear unimpeded view of the ball as one plays this shot, right upto the time it hits the bat and this means you can excercise great control if you play it well.
4. Once mastered and played judiciously it can make the real difference between the mere great player and...er...a Bradman