Cheteshwar Pujara set to play 100th Test - His Journey With Team India
By
Avinash Sharma
| Published: Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 12:37 [IST]
India star batter Cheteshwar Pujara is going to play his landmark 100th Test when Team India take on Australia in the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 in New Delhi. Highlights of Pujara's international career.
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Cheteshwar Pujara made his India debut in 2010 against Australia in the Test match played in Bengaluru.
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Cheteshwar Pujara slammed his maiden Test hundred in Hyderabad against New Zealand in 2012 which was the fourth match of his career.
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Pujara slammed yet another ton against England in the 2012 series when he scored 135 in the first innings of Mumbai Test.
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The right-handed batter slammed his maiden Test double hundred against England in 2012 in Ahmedabad.
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Cheteshwar Pujara was named the player of the match in Ahmedabad Test against England which India won by 9 wickets.
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In the 2013 Hyderabad Test against Australia, Cheteshwar Pujara notched up his second double ton in the red-ball format. Pujara scored 204 in that innings and India won the game by an innings and 135 runs.
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With his consistent performances in Test format, Pujara was being dubbed as the heir to former India batting legend Rahul Dravid, as he could meditate for long hours on the pitch just like Dravid.
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In the 2016-17 home Test series against New Zealand and England, Cheteshwar Pujara once again stamped his authority and slammed three consecutive tons.
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Cheteshwar Pujara's first Test century outside India came in 2015 during the Colombo Test against Sri Lanka. Pujara scored 145* in the first innings of that match.