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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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Prithvi Shaw or Hanuma Vihari? India ponder over experiments ahead of 5th Test
Cricket | Sep 05, 2018, 02:13 PM ISTThere are very high chances that KL Rahul will sit out at the Oval Test as visitors will like to experiment with young players like Prithvi Shaw or Hanuma Vihari.
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4th Test: Moeen Ali stars as England clinch series with 60-run win after India suffer familiar batting collapse
Cricket | Sep 02, 2018, 10:31 PM ISTChasing a tricky target of 245, India were bowled out for a paltry 184 on the fourth day on a pitch where survival wasn't a problem.
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India vs England, 4th Test: Cheteshwar Pujara defends Ravichandran Ashwin after underwhelming show on Day 3
Cricket | Sep 02, 2018, 11:02 AM ISTIn contrast to Moeen Ali's five-wicket haul, Ashwin struggled to get going on Saturday and finished with 1-78 in 35 overs despite his good bowling form earlier in the series.
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4th Test, Day 2: Cheteshwar Pujara's ton helps India take slender lead against England
Cricket | Aug 31, 2018, 11:37 PM ISTPujara's innings and his last-wicket stand of 46 runs with Jasprit Bumrah (6) have virtually made the encounter at Rose Bowl a game of second innings.
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India vs England: I was under pressure to score runs, admits Cheteshwar Pujara
Cricket | Aug 21, 2018, 12:10 PM ISTCheteshwar Pujara scored 72 runs and added 113 runs with skipper Virat Kohli as India piled on 352/7 (decl) and set an imposing 521-run target for England to win the third Test.
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India vs England, 3rd Test: Pujara, Kohli consolidate India after Pandya's five-for on Day 2
Cricket | Aug 20, 2018, 01:06 PM ISTCheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli led India's charge and took them to 124/2 at stumps, with a lead of 292 runs on the second day of the third Test at Trent Bridge.
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We would have bowled out any team in the world under these conditions: James Anderson
Cricket | Aug 11, 2018, 01:29 PM ISTAnderson took his 27th Test five-wicket haul, picking 5/20, as India were bowled out for 107 runs with rain intervening thrice during this innings.
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India vs England, Lord's Test: Gavaskar lashes out at team management for dropping Dhawan
Cricket | Aug 10, 2018, 03:29 PM ISTFormer fast bowler Ashish Nehra also echoed with Gavaskar's thoughts and said that Dhawan should get a long rope. Dhawan was dropped as Cheteshwar Puajara was brought in for the 2nd Test.
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India vs England: The curious case of Cheteshwar Pujara and India's batting woes
Cricket | Aug 07, 2018, 04:03 PM ISTDropping Cheteshwar Pujara from the 1st Test in Birmingham brought Kohli plenty of flak and with them losing the match, the onslaught turned worse.
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Angry Fans target KL Rahul after flop show in first innings, prefer Pujara over him
Cricket | Aug 03, 2018, 11:30 AM ISTRahul was selected in the playing XI in the place of Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara who was dropped after performing poorly in the practice game.
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India vs England 1st Test: Did Virat Kohli miss a trick by not playing Kuldeep Yadav?
Cricket Ki Baat | Aug 01, 2018, 08:42 PM ISTIndia went in with lone spinner in Ravichandran Ashwin, supporting a three-pronged pace attack in the first Test against England in Birmingham.
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India vs England, 1st Test: Virat Kohli drops Cheteshwar Pujara, includes KL Rahul
Cricket Ki Baat | Aug 01, 2018, 05:21 PM ISTEngland won the toss and decided to bat against India in the opening Test of the five match series in Birmingham on Wednesday. India included in-form KL Rahul in place of seasoned Cheteshwar Pujara, who is yet to score a fifty this season.
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Shikhar Dhawan's Twitter post invites trolls after a dismal show against Essex
Cricket | Jul 31, 2018, 12:38 PM ISTThe opener was trolled on social media after bagging a pair in the practice match against Essex.
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England Test series a test of mind & character: Ajinkya Rahane
Cricket | Jul 31, 2018, 11:13 AM ISTAhead of the opening Test starting in Birmingham on Wednesday, he also said that as per the skill-set, both teams are at par.
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Exclusive | Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag disagree over India's opening combination for 1st Test against England
Cricket | Jul 29, 2018, 11:39 AM ISTWhile former India captain outrightly excluded Dhawan from his playing eleven for the first Test, Sehwag still sees some hope in the left-handed batsman.
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Practice Match, Day 1: Karthik's unbeaten knock, Kohli's fifty power India to 322/6 against Essex
Cricket | Jul 26, 2018, 11:51 AM ISTKohli, Vijay, Rahul scored their respective fifties to help India build momentum and it was Dinesh Karthik who leads the way for the visitors after the top order crumbled early on Day 1.
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Virat Kohli's pursuit of the holy grail reaches its final destination
Cricket | Jul 24, 2018, 11:18 AM ISTSince that ill-fated tour of England in 2014, Virat Kohli has confirmed his seat among the bests of the modern-day batsmen, and the 29-year-old will be desperate to remove the only thorn on his throne this time around.
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Exclusive | Ganguly, Sehwag feel Kohli and Pujara's form will decide India's fate in England
Cricket | Jul 01, 2018, 08:18 PM ISTFormer India captain Sourav Ganguly and former opener Virender Sehwag spoke on Kohli's performance in conditions where he failed miserably in 2014 and suggested a few strategies ahead of the team's tough outing.
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Steyn-gun announces his arrival by cleaning up Pujara twice in a week
Cricket | Jun 25, 2018, 06:56 PM ISTBut the more important fact‚ for South Africans‚ was that Steyn came through 50 overs of bowling in the match.
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Want to be part of India's ODI team and IPL: Cheteshwar Pujara
Cricket | May 15, 2018, 07:15 PM ISTIndia's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara feels he will get his Indian Premier League (IPL) contract in coming year, adding that he is hoping to make a comeback in One Day Internationals for the national side.