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Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara is an Indian Cricketer and is a right-handed batsman and a right arm leg break bowler. He has played for the Indian cricket team in both tests as well as One Day Internationals (ODI). In the Indian Premiere League (IPL) he has been a part of top teams like Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and also has been signed by Yorkshire. In the domestic cricket, Pujara represents Saurashtra and he made his debut for Saurashtra in 2005. He made his test match debut for team India in October 2010 and later became one of the fastest batsmen to reach 1000 runs and he completed the score in just 11 matches. In 2013, he made his ODI debut and in the same year he was awarded as the Emerging Cricketer of the Year.

Cheteshwar Pujara was born to Arvind Pujara and Reema Pujara on 25^th January 1988 in Rajkot, Gujarat. Cheteshwar Pujara had connections in cricket and his father Arvind Pujara has been a Ranji Trophy player and had represented Saurashtra. His uncle Bipin Shivlal Pujara was also a first class cricketer. Pujara lost his mom when he was 17 years old. He has completed his BBA. Pujara's parents recognized his talents at a very early age and he started to practice with his father early in his childhood. While playing for the Under 14 level, he made a triple century against Baroda. This showed his class and consistency from a very young age. He maintained this form and made his debut in the Under 19 Test and played against England in 2005 and scored 211 runs in the first innings and helped India in winning the match. Later in the year 2006, he was picked up for Under 19 World Cup and he won the 2006 U-19 world cup 'Man of the Tournament' Award after scoring 349 runs in 6 innings which included a century and three half centuries at an average of 117. He was then included in the Saurashtra Ranji Team and just in the second match he scored 145 runs and became the top run scorer for Saurashtra in the 2007-08 Ranji Season. In the next season, he scored two triple centuries and again scored a triple century in 2008-09 Ranji match against Orissa. Pujara was also included in the IPL and signed a contract with KKR in 2008 and then with RCB in 2011. With a great performance in domestic cricket, Pujara was then been selected in the test team of India and he made his test debut in 2010 against Australia. He performed well in his first match and his score of 72 in the last day run chase was much appreciated by cricket experts. He also became the fifth Indian to score a half century in the fourth innings on debut. He was later picked for the South Africa's tour but he wasn't able to perform well and got injured which led him to be out of action for more than six months. After getting fit in the year 2012, he made a comeback and made his highest score till date - 206 against England. In the next match in the Wankhede Stadium of Mumbai, he scored 135 runs. After his brilliant comeback, he was again picked for the ODI against England but failed to get a chance. Despite not getting chance in ODI, he continued his form in test cricket and was selected for Australia's Tour of India for 4 test matches. In the second match of the 4 Test Series, he scored his second double century and won the Man of the Match award for his performance. This helped him to make his debut in One Day Cricket and he was selected for the Zimbabwe Tour but he failed to create an impact with his bat. However, in the test cricket, he maintained his form and scored a century against West Indies in Mumbai which marked his fifth century. In the match, he also made a partnership of more than 100 runs with Sachin Tendulkar for the third wicket. His next good performance was against South Africa where he scored 153 runs in the second innings at Johannesburg. After this performance, he was picked by Kings XI Punjab for the IPL edition of 2014. However, Pujara wasn't able to continue his performance in test cricket and later in the 2015 IPL edition he remained unsold and later signed a contract with Yorkshire. However, in 2016, in the New Zealand Tour of India, he scored 62 and 78 runs in both the innings of the first test match and helped India in winning the 500^th Test Match.

Cheteshwar Pujara got married to Puja Pabari in February 2013. He was also appointed as the brand ambassador by the Election Commission for the state of Gujarat. Pujara in his career has been able to set and break many records. He passed 2000 runs in a year and has scored 2043 runs at the average of 102.15 in first class matches and was second behind Chris Rogers who scored 2391 runs in 2013. He holds the record of India's third highest partnership in South Africa with Virat Kohli and their partnership of 222 runs is highest in second innings of a test in South Africa. His 153 score in South Africa is the second highest score by any Indian and he also holds the record of second fastest 1000 runs by Indian player.

Australia Thought They'd Already Won: Pujara On 2017 Border-Gavaskar Trophy
India.com Sports Desk | May 1, 2020 8:16 AM IST
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Thursday revealed how Australia's overconfidence might have cost ...
Australia Thought They'd Already Won: Pujara On 2017 Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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Pujara a 'Pain In The Back': Pat Cummins
India.com Sports Desk | April 26, 2020 1:39 PM IST
Australia quick Pat Cummins regards Cheteshwar Pujara as the toughest batsman to bowl to in Test cri...
Pujara a 'Pain In The Back': Pat Cummins
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'Help my Wife by Cleaning The House': Cheteshwar Pujara Reveals His COVID-19 Lockdown Activities
India.com Sports Desk | April 21, 2020 5:23 PM IST
India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara was supposed to be in Gloustershire for the County Championship in...
'Help my Wife by Cleaning The House': Cheteshwar Pujara Reveals His COVID-19 Lockdown Activities
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Loved Pujara and Ishant's Worth Ethic During County Stints: Gillespie
India.com Sports Desk | April 19, 2020 8:25 PM IST
Jason Gillespie has revealed Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma's work ethic impressed him while he...
Loved Pujara and Ishant's Worth Ethic During County Stints: Gillespie
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Cheteshwar Pujara Flies Under The Radar, he's The New Wall: Nathan Lyon
India.com Sports Desk | April 14, 2020 2:28 PM IST
India Test mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara has been identified as the 'new wall' Australia must find a wa...
Cheteshwar Pujara Flies Under The Radar, he's The New Wall: Nathan Lyon
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Cheteshwar Pujara's Deal With Gloucestershire Called Off Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
India.com Sports Desk | April 9, 2020 5:55 PM IST
Amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara's deal with Glo...
Cheteshwar Pujara's Deal With Gloucestershire Called Off Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
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2020-04-09T06:55:34+00:00
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Human Lives More Important Than Any Sport, we Have to Fight This Together: Cheteshwar Pujara
India.com Sports Desk | April 8, 2020 7:40 AM IST
India Test mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara reckons that sport rightly has taken the backseat in times lik...
Human Lives More Important Than Any Sport, we Have to Fight This Together: Cheteshwar Pujara
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Coronavirus Pandemic: Cheteshwar Pujara Donates an Undisclosed Amount to PM CARES And Gujarat CM Relief Funds
India.com Sports Desk | April 7, 2020 5:47 PM IST
In a bid to fight the coronavirus pandemic, India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara joined the bandwagon b...
Coronavirus Pandemic: Cheteshwar Pujara Donates an Undisclosed Amount to PM CARES And Gujarat CM Relief Funds
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2020-04-07T06:47:32+00:00
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Determined Cheteshwar Pujara Hopes to Work on Fitness During Forced Break
India.com Sports Desk | April 4, 2020 11:10 AM IST
With the entire country under lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara...
Determined Cheteshwar Pujara Hopes to Work on Fitness During Forced Break
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Have to Resist Urge to go Out: Chesteshwar Pujara on Lockdown Amid COVID-19
India.com Sports Desk | March 28, 2020 3:06 PM IST
As the world comes to a standstill due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, India cricketer Cheteshwa...
Have to Resist Urge to go Out: Chesteshwar Pujara on Lockdown Amid COVID-19
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2020-03-28T04:06:36+00:00
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Virat Kohli to Ravichandran Ashwin: Indian Cricketer's Hail PM Narendra Modi's 21-Day Lockdown Move Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
India.com Sports Desk | March 24, 2020 10:31 PM IST
Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day pan India lockdown starting from March 24...
Virat Kohli to Ravichandran Ashwin: Indian Cricketer's Hail PM Narendra Modi's 21-Day Lockdown Move Amid Coro
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Cheteshwar Pujara Slams Critics For Constant Strike-rate Debate, Says 'I Can't bat Like Virender Sehwag or David Warner'
India.com Sports Desk | March 19, 2020 8:08 PM IST
India's Test mainstay - Cheteshwar Pujara has played several memorable knocks for the country in the...
Cheteshwar Pujara Slams Critics For Constant Strike-rate Debate, Says 'I Can't bat Like Virender Sehwag or Da
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Regret My Pull Shot in Christchurch: Cheteshwar Pujara
India.com Sports Desk | March 16, 2020 10:53 AM IST
Cheteshwar Pujara has admitted he regrets playing the pull shot that brought about his dismissal in ...
Regret My Pull Shot in Christchurch: Cheteshwar Pujara
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Ranji Trophy Winner Jaydev Unadkat Announces Engagement, Cheteshwar Pujara Congratulates Saurashtra Teammate on Finding 'Love of His Life'
India.com Sports Desk | March 15, 2020 6:52 PM IST
On cloud nine after winning the coveted Ranji Trophy title, Saurashtra captain Jaydev Unadkat surpri...
Ranji Trophy Winner Jaydev Unadkat Announces Engagement, Cheteshwar Pujara Congratulates Saurashtra Teammate
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Ranji Trophy Final Report: Bengal Fight Back But Saurashtra Extend Their Dominance on Day 3
India.com Sports Desk | March 11, 2020 10:52 PM IST
Despite a fighting stand between Bengal veteran Manoj Tiwary and Sudip Chatterjee, Bengal failed to ...
Ranji Trophy Final Report: Bengal Fight Back But Saurashtra Extend Their Dominance on Day 3
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Ranji Trophy Final Report: Cheteshwar Pujara, Arpit Vasavada Put Saurashtra in Command With Marathon Stand vs Bengal on Day 2
India.com Sports Desk | March 10, 2020 7:35 PM IST
India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara and domestic star Arpit Vasavada gave a masterclass in def...
Ranji Trophy Final Report: Cheteshwar Pujara, Arpit Vasavada Put Saurashtra in Command With Marathon Stand vs
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Cheteshwar Pujara Needs to be Careful he Doesn't Slip Into Net-Practice Mode: Ian Chappell
India.com Sports Desk | March 1, 2020 7:31 PM IST
Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappell on Sunday said he feels India's Cheteshwar Pujara does not ...
Cheteshwar Pujara Needs to be Careful he Doesn't Slip Into Net-Practice Mode: Ian Chappell
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2020-03-01T08:31:53+00:00
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All Dismissals Happened at Wrong Time, Mostly Batsmen's Error: Hanuma Vihari
India.com Sports Desk | February 29, 2020 3:35 PM IST
Hanuma Vihari reckons that it was Indian batsmen who were at fault for the collapse as the pitch was...
All Dismissals Happened at Wrong Time, Mostly Batsmen's Error: Hanuma Vihari
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India vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 3, Tea: Mayank Agarwal Fifty Keeps India in The Fight After NZ take 183-Run Lead
India.com Sports Desk | February 23, 2020 9:50 AM IST
Mayank Agarwal compiled a gritty 52 off 81 on day three of the first Test between India and New Zeal...
India vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 3, Tea: Mayank Agarwal Fifty Keeps India in The Fight After NZ take 183-Ru
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Cheteshwar Pujara Signs Short-Term Deal With Gloucestershire, to Play Six Games
India.com Sports Desk | February 20, 2020 10:00 AM IST
India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has signed a short-term contract with Gloucestershire that w...
Cheteshwar Pujara Signs Short-Term Deal With Gloucestershire, to Play Six Games
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