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| Full name | Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1988 Rajkot, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arvind Pujara (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 266) | 9 October 2010 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 June 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 198) | 1 August 2013 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 19 June 2014 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–present | Saurashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara (born 25 January 1988) is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian national team for over thirteen years. Pujara currently plays for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket and formerly for Sussex County club in County Championship. A test specialist throughout his career, Pujara is known for his disciplined and patient batting style which made him an integral part of the Indian Test team for over a decade. He has played over 100 test matches for India which is a remarkable feat.[1] His excellent batting was one of the main reasons of India winning their first-ever test series in Australia in 2018-19 tour.[2]
Pujara made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in December 2005 and made his Test debut at Bangalore in October 2010.[1] He also played 5 ODI matches for India.
He was a part of the India A team which toured England in the 2010 summers and was the highest scorer of the tour. In October 2011, the BCCI awarded him a D grade national contract. Known to have a sound technique and the temperament required to play long innings, he was one of the contenders for a spot in the Indian middle order after the retirement of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.[3] and was a part of the IPL 2021 winning team Chennai Super Kings.
His Test comeback came against New Zealand in August 2012, scoring a century. He made his first double hundred against England at Ahmedabad in November 2012[4] and followed up with another double hundred against Australia in March 2013, both the times steering India to victory and becoming man of the match.[5]
In the 2012 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, he was the highest scorer with two centuries and one half-century. He became one of the fastest batsmen to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket in just 11 matches and his 18th Test Innings. He won the Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2013.[6]
In February 2017, during the one-off Test match against Bangladesh, he set a new record for the most runs by a batsman in an Indian first-class season, with 1,605 runs.[7] The previous record was 1,604 runs set by Chandu Borde in 1964–65.[7] In November 2017, he scored his twelfth double-century in first-class cricket, the most by an Indian batsman, breaking the previous record set by Vijay Merchant.[8][9]
He was awarded a Grade B contract by the BCCI in March 2022.[10] However, following a string of poor performances Pujara was dropped from the Indian National Team after a poor showing at the World Test Championship Final in 2023.
- ^ a b "Cheteshwar Pujara". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "India win first ever Test series in Australia after Sydney Test ends in a draw". India Today.
- ^ Marks, Vic (16 November 2012). "India can build their future on Cheteshwar Pujara". The Guardian. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Spinners strike after Pujara double ton". Wisden India. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "India vs Australia, 2nd Test at Hyderabad scorecard". Wisden India. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ The Guardian (13 December 2013). "Ashes captains Clarke and Cook both hit a ton and pick up an annual award". Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Pujara breaks record for most runs in an Indian first-class season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Pujara back to old ways, scores 12th double-century". ESPNcricinfo. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Cheteshwar Pujara goes past Vijay Merchant's all-time double-ton record in FC cricket". Scroll.in. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya get demoted in BCCI central contracts". Times of India. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.