Pujara last played a Test match when India created history by beating Australia for the first time in their yard this year and it was Pujara, who was India's standout batsman in the four-match series

Pujara is expected to be seen in action for India in the final leg of their West Indies tour. The tour consists of three T20Is, three one-day internationals and two Tests in the month-long tour.

It was Indian domination as Rohit Sharma claimed ODI cricketer of the year, Pujara claimed Test player of the year whereas Mandhana claimed the International Woman of the year award.

Cheteshwar was asked to pick a chit from the draw bowl having closed chits of four teams --- Gohilwad Gladiators, Sorath Lions, Halar Heroes and Zalawad Royals. 

Pujara's availability for the SPL was informed by the Saurashtra Cricket Association through a media statement on Wednesday.

The players that BCCI have zeroed in are Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma, who will play County cricket.

India have tried a number of players for the spot including Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar and Ambati Rayudu but all of them have failed at times under pressure.

India's dependable No 3 landed and scored 162 for MRC against Crombest Club giving another example of his commitment towards the game irrespective of the level of competition. 

Uttar Pradesh captain Raina guided his team to victory in 18.3 overs after openers Upendra Yadav 25 and Samarth Singh 36 provided a steady start.

Vihari feels his India stint will make a difference as it has upped his confidence so necessary in a slam-bang tournament.

Cheteshwar Pujara's ton came against Railways in the domestic T20 tournament - Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy. In doing so, Pujara also became the first batsman from Saurashtra to hit a hundred in the format.

Kohli is leading the chart with 992 rating points ahead of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (897 points) and Pujara (881). Besides Kohli and Pujara, no other Indian feature in the top 10 list.

Pujara, his national teammates Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah were nominated for the Sportsman of the Year (Team Sport) award, along with Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri.

An interview with Wasim Jaffer - the timeless Indian cricketer.

Pujara, who is calm in nature which is quite opposite to the aggressive Kohli, talked about what is his equation with the Indian skipper.

While Aditya was juggling with a lot of things in his personal life, his talents on the field failed to bring him a Ranji Trophy selection.

Left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate once again turned out to be star batsman's nemesis as he was trapped leg before for nought with Saurashtra tottering at 58 for 5 in their pursuit of 206.

The battle lines are drawn and the summit clash will not just be about Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav only but also about Wasim Jaffer, who is a domestic doyen in every sense of the terms.

No matter how much we rave about Kohli and Pujara, they still have a long way to go before being considered amongst the greatest Test batsmen of all time.

Cheteshwar Pujara played two match-winning, unbeaten knocks in the quarter-final and semi-final against Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka respectively, to guide Saurashtra into the Ranji Trophy final.