Mayank Agarwal continued his record-breaking form in the domestic season as his 79-ball 90 set up the foundation for Karnataka’s 41-run win against Saurashtra in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday.
The Test batsman had broken the news on January 1 where he took to his Instagram account to upload a picture with his wife.
According to Pujara, the most beneficial aspect will be playing county cricket at Test venues of India's tour, which will give an idea about pitches and conditions.
Buoyed by their big win over Jharkhand on Sunday, Saurashtra bundled out Services for 176 in 48.2 overs before knocking off the small chase in 21.4 overs.
Pujara is returning to Yorkshire for his second stint with the club after turning out during 2015, a County Championship winning year for the club.
Known to follow the footsteps of 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid, Pujara has shown boldness, courage and dedication since his maiden call-up eight years back and since then there has been no holding the swashbuckler back.
Sourav Ganguly said the wicket was "unfair" for the batsmen and International Cricket Council (ICC) should look into the matter.
India were bowled out for 187 but according to Pujara, it was a competitive first innings total.
After bundling out India for 187 runs, South Africa reached 6/1 at stumps losing opener Aiden Markram on the opening day of the third Test.
Already 2-0 down and facing a series whitewash, India lost eight wickets for 142 runs after lunch.
Coach Ravi Shastri assured that the Saurashtra batsman will perform better in the third Test, starting January 24 in Johannesburg.
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South Africa rode on debutant paceman Lungi Ngidi's maiden five-wicket haul to thrash an underwhelming India by 135 runs.
Cheteshwar Pujara, who was run out in both the innings of Centurion Test, has now become the first India player to be run-out twice in a Test.
Pandya's 93 and 2/17 has given India some toehold despite a 142-run lead currently enjoyed by the home team.
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India lost the series 0-1 on the previous tour of South Africa four years ago but Pujara was amongst the runs alongside Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane.
The 29-year-old Rajkot batsman is currently preparing for the three-match Test series against South Africa, starting on January 5 in Cape Town.
Indian Cricket Team shared some of the pictures from the practice session ahead of the first Test, be held in Cape Town from January 5 to 9.
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