Rated highly for his impeccable skills and unmatched determination - Cheteshwar Pujara is the backbone of Indian batting line-up when it comes to cricket's purest format. Since his debut in red ball cricket in 2010 versus Australia, the Rajkot-born batsman as grown leaps and bounds as his career progressed. With his outstanding technique and ability to bat for long hours without losing concentration, Pujara has been a thorn in the flesh of oppositions. With an impressive career average of more than 50 in Test cricket, Pujara is presently rated among the best number three batsmen in the world while playing in whites. Mostly compared with Rahul Dravid for his sheer sense of determination and will power to bat for long hours without breaking any sweat, Pujara has carved a niche for himself in the cricketing world. Despite being picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders in the first edition of Indian Premier League (2008), Pujara never managed to leave a mark in white ball cricket and largely due to his reputation as an exclusive Test player. After a forgettable tour to England in 2014/15, the right-handed batsman spent some extended sessions in English County cirucit with teams - Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire. Major teams: India, Derbyshire, India A, India Green, India Under-19s, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Nottinghamshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Saurashtra, Saurashtra Under-16s, Saurashtra Under-19s, Yorkshire Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting style: Right-hand bat Bowling style: Legbreak
Read MorePujara will next be up against Australia in the impending Border-Gavaskar series which will begin from December 3 at the Gabba.
Pujara also felt that the Australian fast bowlers, who are far more experienced in day-night Tests than Indians, will get a lot of pace and bounce off the pitch.
The other players to have received the notice include Cheteshwar Pujara and Deepti Sharma, who are among the five cricketers in the 110 strong National Registered Testing Pool (NRTP).
The likes of Rohit, Pujara, Chawla and Jadeja were under his tutelage. Now after 14 years, the former fast bowler reminisced about his coaching days.
Dravid feels that Pujara has a solid mindset and the 32-year-old understood early that he had to make every inning count to make a name for himself.
Pujara's exploits with the bat in India's series win in 2018-19 is still fresh in Cummins' mind and he would like to avoid a repeat of the same in the upcoming tour.
Well, the grab that Kohli shared is from a catch he had taken in the second Test against Australia at Perth in 2018. The stunner helped India get rid of Peter Handscomb.
Pujara opened up on two of his most memorable innings and coincidentally both of them came against Australia in 2017 home series.
India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara revealed how sledging backfired Australia during the 2017 Bengaluru Test.
Team India players Shikhar Dhawan and Umesh Yadav engaged in banter with the side's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara after the latter posted a throwback picture of him batting in the nets.
Australia's premier fast bowler Pat Cummins has said that Cheteshwar Pujara was 'a real pain in the back', naming him the toughest batsman to bowl to.
Recently in an Instagram Live session with former Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary, Shami said that Pujara hates getting out in net sessions
At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is making people realise the importance of little things in life, India's ace Test batsman said he always did a sort of meditation which helped him self analyse, introspect and have better control over thoughts.
Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie believes India's Test specialists Cheteshwar Puajra and Ishant Sharma have left an indelible impression on him with their work ethic during their county stints.
According to Lyon, Australia need to reassess their approach to Pujara next time around.
The 32-year-old Indian, who has scored 5840 runs at an average of 48.66 in 77 Tests, was supposed to play six County Championship matches for the club at the start of the county's first season back in Division One.
Pujara joined skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, and Kedar Jadhav, who are among the current set of cricketers to make significant contributions.Among former players, Sachin Tendulkar is among the most notable contributors.
India Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara insisted that while it is frustrating to sit at home, it is also important in the fight against coronavirus.
Pujara was one of the elite Indian sportspersons who attended the video call held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss ways to fight the coronavirus.
BCCI on Sunday posted images of batsman Cheteshwar Pujara with his family at his home.
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