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 MoreOut of favour India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has opened up on making a potential India comeback after scoring a century in the ongoing One Day Cup for Sussex against Somerset.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored a match-winning century for Sussex in the ongoing One Day Cup in England while playing for Sussex.
West Zone were rattled by Karnataka's Vidwath Kaverappa as the Indian Test hopefuls Sarfaraz Khan, Cheteshwar Pujara and Suryakumar Yadav all got out cheaply in the Duleep Trophy final.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Suryakumar Yadav are playing for West Zone and are up against Central Zone in the semi-final of Duleep Trophy.
Central Zone captain Shivam Mavi ran riot on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final as West Zone lost half their side for 65 including the likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Prithvi Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara.
Cheteshwar Pujara owing to his low returns in Test cricket in the last couple of years lost his place in the side as BCCI announced the squad for the West Indies series.
Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped from the Indian Test team in the aftermath of the World Test Championship final after poor returns against Australia.
Cheteshwar Pujara returned with two low scores in the World Test Championship final and became the first casualty as far as India's transition phase is concerned, regarding the red-ball team.
Team India squad for the Test series against West Indies has been announced. Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have been dropped while a couple of young players have got a chance to impress.
Cheteshwar Pujara is currently leading Sussex in the ongoing season of County Championship.
India and Australia are facing each other in the fourth and final test of the Border Gavaskar series. While Australia have qualified for the World Test Championship final, India have some work to do.
IND vs AUS 3rd Test: India are currently leading in the Border Gavaskar Trophy by 2-0. They are facing Australia in Indore.
IND vs AUS: Cheteshwar Pujara has been India's modern wall in Test Cricket. He has smashed memorable knocks for India in the past. Here are his 5 great innings.
Cheteshwar Pujara his playing his 100th Test match for India. Rohit Sharma's men are taking on the mighty Aussies in the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The match is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Axar Patel and Jaydev Unadkat shared Pujara’s habits off the field. They spoke about Pujara's bad record at Playstation and wished him to become a better loser in the PlayStation battles.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Cheteshwar Pujara is all set to make his 100th Test appearance for India. Ahead of the India's 2nd Test match against Australia, India's number 3 Cheteshwar Pujara opened up on the multiple facets of his career.
Dropped from the Indian team, Pujara went to English county cricket and played brilliantly for Sussex, and made a fiery comeback in Team India.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Cheteshwar Pujara is all set to play his 100th Test match in Delhi which is scheduled to start on February 17, 2023. Ahead of this match, the Indian batter paid a visit to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi
It has been a 27-year journey that started when a former Saurashtra first-class cricketer, Arvind, saw a bit of spark in his eight-year-old son and started coaching him.
"I don't want to set a target for myself. I want to be in the present," Pujara said.
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