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Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli Last 10 Test Innings: Kohli Equalled Don Bradman with 29 Centuries

Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara Latest Test Scores:

Cheteshwar Pujara Last 20 Test Innings Score: 61, 26, 22, 0, 0, 16, 3, 53, 43, 9, 13, 66, 90, 102*, 24, 6, 7, 0, 31*, 1, 59, 42, 14, 27 (Till 2nd innings of WTC Final between India and Australia in 2023)

Virat Kohli Last 20 Test Innings Score: 18, 79, 45, 23, 13, 11, 20, 1, 19*, 24, 1, 12, 44, 20, 22, 13, 186, 14, 49, 76, 121 (Till 2nd Test between India and West Indies in 2023)

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Senior India batter Cheteshwar Pujara's struggle with the bat in Test cricket cost him his spot in the national side as he was dropped for the tour of West Indies, which Team India won 1-0. But Virat Kohli made a mark in the series with a fifty in the opening game and followed it up with a century in the second.

Kohli - who scored 121 in the first innings of the 2nd Test against West Indies in Port of Spain and notched up a first overseas century in more than 5 years. It was Kohli's 29th Test ton and he equalled the record of legendary Sir Donald Bradman.

Cheteshwar Pujara dismissed for a duck in the 100th Test

The right-handed batter entered an elite club by playing the 100 Tests for India in the 2nd Test against Australia at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The right-handed batter - who was honoured by the BCCI before the start of his landmark match - couldn't make it special in the first innings as he was dismissed for a duck after getting trapped by premier Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon. Pujara had only faced seven balls in that innings.

Kohli missed out on a well-deserved fifty in Delhi Test vs AUS

The right-handed batter scored a valuable 44 but was dismissed leg-before by debutant Matthew Kuhnemann and the on-field umpire raised his finger. The batter went upstairs to review it and the replays showed that the ball made contact with the bat and pad at the same time. However, the third umpire couldn't overturn the on-field umpire's decision and stayed with on-field umpire Nitin Menon's decision of out.

Pujara and Kohli dismissal in 1st innings of Nagpur Test

While playing an uncharacteristic sweep shot against Todd Murphy early in the innings on Day 2 of the 1st Test, Pujara was caught at fine leg and was dismissed cheaply.

Kohli - who loves to score runs in heaps against Australia - had a soft dismissal in the match and left the pitch with a disappointed look on his face. The right-handed batter nicked the first ball after the lunch break and wicketkeeper Alex Carey pouched the ball on the second attempt towards his left.

Cheteshwar Pujara Test performance in 2022

The Saurashtra cricketer - who opened the innings for Team India with Shubman Gill in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma - stayed at the crease for more than an hour before knicking senior England pacer James Anderson. An alert Zak Crawley pouched the ball comfortably at the second slip to help Anderson dismiss the right-handed batter for the 12th time in the red-ball format. It is the joint-most by any bowler against an Indian batsman in Test cricket.

Virat Kohli Test Performance in 2022

Virat Kohli - who has also been going through a lean patch with the bat - for quite some time was present in the middle with Hanuma Vihari sometime before the play was stopped due to rain. Soon after the play was resumed, young England pacer Matty Potts dismissed Vihari and Kohli in quick succession. Kohli chopped it onto the stumps for 11 while dragging his bat off Potts' out-swinger.

Anderson had been troubling Pujara in the series - which started last year - bowled a perfect outswinger and the batsman hung his bat out to get an edge.

India's scorecard read 46/2 when Pujara departed. Earlier, Anderson dismissed Shubman Gill for 17 in a similar fashion i.e. getting the right-handed batter caught in slip cordon by Crawley.

Pujara's struggle with the bat became a matter of concern for India as the right-handed batsman has scores of 26, 22, 0, 47, 0, 16, 3, 53, 43, 9, and 13 since his score of 61 in the Oval Test last year.

In the year 2021, Pujara played 10 Tests (17 innings) and scored 435 runs, and averages 27.18.

In the year 2022, Pujara has scored 3, 53, 43, 9, and 13 in 5 innings (3 Tests) and scored 120 runs and averages 25.

Story first published: Saturday, December 24, 2022, 16:50 [IST]
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