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
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The Indian camp, currently serving eight-day hard quarantine in Mumbai, is expected to fly out on June 2.
Harris talked about India's performance and particularly praised Cheteshwar Pujara for his grit throughout the final Test at The Gabba.
India will take on New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship between June 18-22 in Southampton.
The 33-year-old Pujara said handling pressure is important to survive in international cricket.
While IPL 2021 is set to start from April 9 in Chennai, MS Dhoni-led CSK will begin their campaign an evening later when they take on the previous season's runner-up, Delhi Capitals.
While IPL 2021 is set to start from April 9 in Chennai, MS Dhoni-led CSK will begin their campaign an evening later when they take on the previous season's runner-up, Delhi Capitals
Cheteshwar Pujara insisted that the player should be a part of the IPL, adding that he is the "only guy missing out at this stage."
While IPL 2021 is set to start from April 9 in Chennai, MS Dhoni-led CSK will begin their campaign an evening later when they take on the previous season's runner-up, Delhi Capitals.
While IPL 2021 is set to start from April 9 in Chennai, MS Dhoni-led CSK will begin their campaign an evening later when they take on the previous season's runner-up, Delhi Capitals
Cheteshwar Pujara has been dismissed by Jack Leach on four occasions in the ongoing series against England.
In the third Test, the stadium will host a 55,000 capacity crowd, owing to COVID-19 restrictions
Pujara was picked Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs.50 lakh at Thursday's auction.
Cheteshwar Pujara was bought for his base price of Rs 50 lakh by the Chennai Super Kings.
In 30 appearances in the tournament history, he has scored 390 runs at an average of 20.53 at a strike rate of 99.74.
They faced the pink ball for about 45 minutes with batting coach Vikram Rathour and fielding coach R Sridhar keeping an eye on the two players.
Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed in the most bizarre of ways as his bat got stuck at the crease.
Rahane, who led India to historic Test series win in Australia, also backed spinners to do well after being uneventful in the first Test.
Cummins, who was Australia vice-captain for the four-match Test series, said Pujara turned out to be the deciding factor with his rock solid performances with the bat.
Pujara pulled a short delivery from off-spinner Bess but the shot got deflected off the short-leg fielder and popped up straight to short mid-wicket where Rory Burns pouched it safely.
Pant shared a 119-run partnership with Pujara, who scored 73, for the fifth wicket as the duo looked to bring India back on track from 73/4.
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