Uttar Pradesh, resuming day two at 340 for seven, went on to make 385 all out in 103.3 overs with Saurashtra skipper Jaydev Unadkat taking a five-wicket haul.
Pujara confirming his availability for the crucial tie is a big shot in the arm for Saurashtra, who were undefeated in Group A alongside Vidarbha with three wins and five draws.
From Adelaide to Sydney, here's a recap of the four-match Test series in Australia where India emerged victorious against the hosts by 2-1.
India won the four-match Test series 2-1 against Australia with Pujara fetching the man of the series award with a total of 521 runs, including three hundreds.
Pujara scored 521 runs in the series with three centuries and a half century with 193 as his highest score and Tendulkar pin-pointed that Pujara was outstanding in the series.
Shubman Gill has been in sensational form for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy this season and he said that he is learning a lot by seeing Cheteshwar Pujara.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a bonus of INR 15 lakh per match for every Indian player who featured in the playing XI for the four-match Test series.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav has gained seven slots to reach a career-best 45th position after his figures of five for 99 in Australia’s first innings of Sydney Test.
What made Pujara and Bumrah performance more special was that they were able to overshadow even Virat Kohli, who has always stood head and shoulders above his peers in adverse conditions.
What we now know that we didn't before the 4-Test series between Australia and India that concluded in Sydney on 7th January.
Commenting on the feat, coach Ravi Shastri said: "I will tell you how satisfying it is for me. World Cup 1983, World Championship of Cricket 1985 - this is as big, or even bigger, because it is in the truest (Test) format of the game."
Pujara amassed 521 runs and won the Man of the Series award in India's maiden Test series triumph in Australia, but came a cropper when it came to dancing.
Pujara, who scored 521 runs at an average of 74 with the help of three hundreds, was named Player of the Series in the historic series win.
"Celebrations are going to run long into the night I can assure you," said Kohli
No other Asian captain leave alone Indian captain has won four away Test matches in South Africa, England and Australia in a single calendar year.
India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia.
Pujara grafted his way to three centuries in the ongoing Test series against Australia, playing a key role in India's dominance.
Cheteshwar Pujara currently belongs in the Grade A category, which comes with a pay cheque of Rs five crore.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to claim a hundred Down Under with an unbeaten 159-run effort that came off 189 balls on the second day of the match.
The valiant batsman was 7 runs short of a double to as he was snared by Nathan Lyon on Day 2 of the 4th Test in Sydney.
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