Cheteshwar Pujara becomes second Indian to score 12000 first class runs

Cheteshwar Pujara became only the second player to score 12000 runs and beyond in first-class cricket in India.

The elite batter reached the milestone on Friday while batting for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy against Andhra Pradesh.

The batter also brought about his 48th first-class fifty against Andhra after scoring 91 runs in the second innings. Saurashtra though lost the match by 150 runs.

Pujara has been a stalwart in the domestic circuit. The Indian batter has an average of around 60 in first-class cricket and has been a stellar performer in the red ball format. He has represented Saurashtra, West Zone and the Rest of India in the domestic formats, while representing India, India A in first-class international matches.

Wasim Jaffer Leads the Pack:

Wasim Jaffer still has the highest number of runs in first-class domestic cricket in India. The former Indian opener has 14609 runs to his name and he scored those runs at a fantastic average of 53. Jaffer, who represented Mumbai and Vidarbha in Ranji cricket, also has 46 first-class centuries to his name, most by an Indian in domestic cricket.

Top Ten Domestic Run Scorers in India:

Name	Matches	Runs	Average	Highest Score	100s
Wasim Jaffer	186	14609	53.70	301	46
Cheteshwar Pujara	146	12016	59.19	352	36
Sachin Tendulkar	118	9677	57.6	233*	33
Gautam Gambhir	126	9655	49.51	233*	28
Parthiv Patel	153	9500	44.18	206	23
Abhinav Mukund	129	9398	50.52	300*	30
Manoj Tiwary	129	9326	50.41	303*	29
Subramaniam Badrinath	127	9127	54.65	250	28
Paras Dogra	125	9078	51.57	253	30
Robin Uthappa	133	9061	41.37	162	22

Pujara International Stats:

Pujara has been a mainstay for India in the Test format. The 34-year-old has played 98 Tests for India, scoring 7014 runs at an average of 44.4. He has 19 Test centuries to his name as well. The batter will potentially have the opportunity to play his 100th Test in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Test series. The Rajkot-born player has found his somewhat derailed form recently in the longest format. He scored a fantastic hundred in December against Bangladesh and was adjudged Player of the Series.