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Cheteshwar Pujara
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
Cheteshwar Pujara
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AUS vs IND | Pujara a world-class batsman, will be a big challenge for rest of series: Nathan Lyon
Cricket | Dec 23, 2020, 04:39 PM ISTLyon said that Australia have a couple of more surprises lined up for Pujara, who proved a major nemesis for the side on India's previous tour Down Under.
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Really happy with that one in particular: Pat Cummins relishes Cheteshwar Pujara's wicket
Cricket | Dec 19, 2020, 07:44 PM ISTAustralia had lost a series at home to India for the first time in history in 2018-19 after losing the Tests at Adelaide and Melbourne. Pujara scored three centuries in that series to wear out the Australian bowling attack.
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AUS vs IND 1st Test: Commentator Shane Warne slammed for 'casual racism' against Cheteshwar Pujara
Cricket | Dec 18, 2020, 06:42 PM ISTPujara being referred to as 'Steve' was criticized by many fans when former Yorkshire captain Azeem Rafiq had filed a legal complaint against the team for "institutional racism".
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Aus vs Ind, first Test: India will be in deep trouble without Virat Kohli, says Michael Clarke
Cricket | Dec 18, 2020, 09:52 AM ISTThe former Australian captain was not pleased with the attitude of the Indian batsmen on Day 1 and doubted their ability to cope with Kohli's absence from second Test onwards.
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Aus-Ind first Test: Virat Kohli was left frustrated by Pujara, feels Ian Chappell
Cricket | Dec 18, 2020, 09:53 AM ISTThe Australian great said Pujara didn't rotate the strike enough with a batsman of stature like Virat Kohli during their third-wicket stand of 68 runs.
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AUS vs IND 1st Test: There will be something for fast bowlers throughout the match, says Pujara
Cricket | Dec 17, 2020, 08:26 PM ISTIndia are playing only their second Test with the pink ball, and the first overseas after making their pink-ball debut at Eden Gardens last year.
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AUS vs IND 1st Test, Day 1: Skipper Kohli's run-out triggers batting collapse, India finish on 233/6
Sports | Dec 17, 2020, 08:03 PM ISTKohli's untimely run-out led to a batting collapse as India were restricted to 233/6 at stumps.
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AUS vs IND 1st Test: Cheteshwar Pujara reacts after Nathan Lyon dismisses him for 10th time
Cricket | Dec 17, 2020, 07:33 PM ISTLyon's quicker delivery managed to get an inside edge of Pujara's bat before hitting the thigh pad and going to Marnus Labuschagne at short leg.
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AUS vs IND 1st Test, Day 1: No regrets, says Cheteshwar Pujara on his sluggish 160-ball 43
Cricket | Dec 17, 2020, 07:31 PM ISTAsked if he felt that he could have paced his innings better, the Saurashtra man had an emphatic no for an answer.
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Aus vs Ind 1st Test Day 1: Cheteshwar Pujara takes 148 balls to hit first boundary
Cricket | Dec 17, 2020, 05:41 PM ISTBefore falling prey to Nathan Lyon at 40, Pujara waited till the 48th over to hit his first four after coming out to bat in the first over.
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1st Test, Day 1: Cheteshwar Pujara stands strong in first session of Pink Ball Test
Sports | Dec 17, 2020, 01:11 PM ISTCheteshwar Pujara stood strong on the first session of the Day/Night Test between India and Australia, as India lost Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal early in the innings after opting to bat.
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Aus vs Ind 1st Test Day 1: Cheteshwar Pujara’s defensive approach a lesson for youngsters
Cricket | Dec 17, 2020, 05:41 PM ISTPlays a sturdy 88-ball 17 knock, with no boundaries, to see off the wrath of Australian pacers while Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal perish in first session.
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Australia vs India: Sunil Gavaskar expects Cheteshwar Pujara to be the trump card
Cricket | Dec 17, 2020, 07:29 AM ISTThe legendary cricketer says he will be happy to see Pujara bat 15 of the 20 days cricket that would be played during the four-Test series.
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WATCH: Team India sweat it out in nets ahead of Adelaide Test against Australia
Cricket | Dec 15, 2020, 07:43 PM ISTIndian skipper Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha and even KL Rahul were all seen at the nets.
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Aus vs Ind: Pujara one of the few to hurt teams even with low strike rate, says Matthew Hayden
Cricket | Dec 14, 2020, 12:52 PM ISTPujara amassed 521 runs with three centuries and earned the Man-of-the-Series award in 2018-19 series Down Under.
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AUS vs IND: India need to find a batsman who can do a Pujara: Rahul Dravid
Cricket | Dec 11, 2020, 06:42 PM ISTDravid, who had top-scored for India in the 2003-04 Border-Gavaskar series with 619 runs, said India "have got a bowling attack that can take 20 wickets in those conditions."
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AUS A vs IND A: Ajinkya Rahane impresses with century but batting woes hurt Indians on Day 1
Cricket | Dec 06, 2020, 12:53 PM ISTAjinkya Rahane (108*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (54) were among the runs but others failed to impress as India A ended Day 1 on 237/8.
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AUS vs IND | Team India's audition for perfect Test XI begins with first warm-up game
Cricket | Dec 05, 2020, 05:26 PM ISTIndia will be playing two practice matches against Australia A ahead of the anticipated series that will give Team India a chance to answer a few many questions in a bid to arrive at their perfect XI for the Border-Gavaskar series
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Pujara was called 'Steve' in Yorkshire, racist reference to people of colour, reveals former staff
Cricket | Dec 05, 2020, 12:00 PM ISTFormer West Indies international Tino Best and Pakistan's Rana Naved-ul-Hasan also provided evidence in support of Rafiq's claims "institutional racism" at the club.
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Don’t tamper with Pujara's natural aptitude, that’s going to work in India’s favour: Gavaskar
Cricket | Nov 21, 2020, 06:01 PM ISTGavaskar also feels that the entire responsibility of India's batting will rest upon vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and Pujara in the absence of Kohli, who will miss the last three Tests owing to paternity leave.