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 MoreKohli was unbeaten on 91 off 135 balls while Pujara was batting on 97 off 177 when the tea was taken in the middle of the 57th over after a stray dog halted the proceedings.
Riding on brilliant centuries from opener Murali Vijay (126) and Cheteshwar Pujara (124), India reached 319/4 at stumps on day three of the opening Test against England today. Showing great fortitude in the face of
Watch: Pujara, Vijay hit centuries to put India in command vs England in 1st Test
India consolidated their position in the third Test against New Zealand by extending their overall lead to 385 as the hosts reached 127 for two in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day, here today.
A resolute Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane failed to pull India out of the rut as the hosts meandered to 136/3 at one point, the batsmen down the middle order failed to further strengthen the
Bengaluru: Wrapping up the first Test in Mohali within three days on a winning note against South Africa last week, it's advantage India in the second Test that begins on Saturday, in-form batsman Cheteshwar Pujara
As wickets tumbled on Day 1 and a large part of Day 2 of the Mohali Test between India and South Africa, it looked like the match would end in three days.But in the last
Mumbai: The two-day tour warm-up game against Board President's XI, commencing here tomorrow, offers the touring South African cricketers a decent chance to get into the groove for the longest version of the game after
New Delhi: Test player Cheteshwar Pujara hosted dinner for the Indian cricket team which is in Rajkot for the next One Day International against South Africa.In a picture uploaded on BCCI's Twitter account, the ODI
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team, after a gap of more than 22 years, finally won a bilateral test series against Sri Lanka on the latter's soil.It was also the first full fledged series for
Colombo: Cheteshwar Pujara marked his comeback with a gritty unbeaten century as India recovered from an early slump to reach a decent 292/8 in their first innings of the third and final cricket Test against
Colombo: Cheteshwar Pujara scored his seventh century to help India reach 220/7 at tea on the second day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) here on Saturday.Opening batsman
Chennai: Failing to put up any fight against a rampaging Australia A, India A suffered a 10-wicket loss in the second unofficial 'Test' to go down 0-1 in the two-match cricket series here today.Starting on
Chennai: Opener Lokesh Rahul missed out on a hundred while captain Cheteshwar Pujara struck a solid fifty to take India A to 221 for six on a rain-affected day one of the first ‘unofficial' cricket
Chennai: India A and U-19 teams coach Rahul Dravid has said it is just a matter of time before out-of-form Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara gets back into his run scoring ways, insisting he is just a
New Delhi: Team India under the leadership of Virat Kohli will play a one off Test match against Bangladesh who is being now seen as the rising stars in the global cricketing arena.It is always
London: India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has opened his account for Yorkshire with a half-century, which enabled the county champions post a fight back on the second day of their First Division fixture against Nottinghamshire.Pujara, who
London: India's Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has said he is willing to shoulder the responsibility of being his county team Yorkshire's premier batsman as he does when he plays for his country.The India Test No.3
Rajkot: India's No.3 Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who recently signed a deal with English county club Yorkshire, said on Tuesday he is focusing on improving his game to suit the demands of One-Day Internationals (ODI)
Nagpur: Cheteshwar Pujara made a century on his domestic return but Saurashtra still face a steep climb to overcome Vidharba's massive first innings total in the Ranji Trophy Group B cricket match here Thursday.Saurashtra, resuming
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