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 (153) put on a 253-run partnership with Shikhar Dhawan (190) that helped Team India to post a monstrous first innings score of 600 against Sri Lanka in Galle Test.
Upul Tharanga (64) and Angelo Mathews (54*) take Sri Lanka to 154/5 at stumps on Day 2 against India in the first Test in Galle. Mohammed Shami (2/30) and R Ashwin (1/49) picked up wickets for the visitors.
Centurions Dhawan and Pujara shared a 253-run for the second-wicket that helped India to put on a huge score on Day 1 of Galle Test.
Shikhar Dhawan scored a scintillating hundred against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle to swell India's total on Day 1.
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Cheteshwar Pujara, playing only the second game of his brief county stint, reached the three figures in 174 balls with 13 fours on day one of the match against Gloucestershire.
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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has called Cheteshwar Pujara a "silent warrior" for the quiet manner in which he goes about his business of grafting long innings in a team full of strokemakers.
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Cheteshwar Pujara remained unbeaten on 164 in a resolute batting display of more than four sessions as he took India to 435 for 6 in their first innings in reply to Australia's 451.
India rode on Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay's dogged display to post 193/2 at lunch on the third day of the third cricket Test here on Saturday.
Lokesh Rahul hoped Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to add another 100 runs when they come out to bat on the fourth morning of the second Test against Australia.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane led the Indian batting defence on Monday with a 93-run stand for the fifth wicket, giving the hosts a 126-run lead in the second test against Australia at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here.
Wriddhiman Saha's knock of 203 today helped Rest of India lift the Irani Cup after effortlessly chasing down a 379-run target set by Gujarat with more than two sessions to spare here today.
India may have been pushed to back foot by the English Team on the Day 2 of the third Test match, but right-handed Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara feels that his team still have the advantage.
Skipper Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed may have frustrated the Indians with their dogged defence today but Cheteshwar Pujara says it will be extremely tough for England to bat through the fifth day.
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