Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara

Indian Right Handed Bat

Personal Information

Full Name Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara
Date of Birth January 25, 1988
Age 34 Years
Nationality Indian
Birth Place Rajkot
Height 6 ft (1.83 m)
Current Team(s)
Role Top Order Batsman / Right hand Batsman
Batting Style Right hand Bat
Bowling Style Legbreak
Debut October 9, 2013
Jersey No. 25
Family Puja Pabari (Wife), Arvind Pujara (Father)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SUS vs MID 129 302 15 0 42.72 0 0 0 0
SUS vs YOR 14 & 33 25 & 56 2 & 4 0 & 0 56.00 & 58.92 0 0 0 0
SUS vs GLA 41 & 3 77 & 10 7 & 0 0 & 0 53.25 & 30.00 0 0 0 0
DER vs SUS 113 186 11 0 60.75 0 0 0 0
GLO vs SUS 86 & 44 148 & 102 8 & 5 0 & 0 58.10 & 43.13 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 5 5 51 130 0 10.20 39.23 0 0 27 4 0 0 0
TESTs 103 176 7195 16217 11 43.60 44.36 19 35 206 863 16 66 0
T20s 71 63 1556 1387 10 29.35 112.18 1 9 100 182 27 37 0
LISTAs 130 127 5759 0 26 57.01 0 16 34 174 0 0 47 0
FIRSTCLASS 271 447 20899 40994 46 52.11 50.98 65 80 352 2624 63 160 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TESTs 103 2 2 3 0 0 1.50 0 0 0
T20s 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LISTAs 130 1 1 8 0 0 8.00 0 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 271 23 43.5 166 6 27.66 3.78 2/4 0 0

Cheteshwar Pujara News

Cheteshwar Pujara relieved by Sussex for 2025 County Season Cheteshwar Pujara relieved by Sussex for 2025 County Season
Cheteshwar Pujara relieved by Sussex for 2025 County Season
4 players whose snubs in 2024 Duleep Trophy signal the end of the road in Test cricket ft. Cheteshwar Pujara 4 players whose snubs in 2024 Duleep Trophy signal the end of the road in Test cricket ft. Cheteshwar Pujara
4 players whose snubs in 2024 Duleep Trophy signal the end of the road in Test cricket ft. Cheteshwar Pujara
"Surprised that he is not there" - Basit Ali questions senior Indian batter's absence from Duleep Trophy 2024 "Surprised that he is not there" - Basit Ali questions senior Indian batter's absence from Duleep Trophy 2024
"Surprised that he is not there" - Basit Ali questions senior Indian batter's absence from Duleep Trophy 2024
"I am not used to playing like Pujara" - Zakir Hasan on Indian legend's approach of wearing down bowling attacks "I am not used to playing like Pujara" - Zakir Hasan on Indian legend's approach of wearing down bowling attacks
"I am not used to playing like Pujara" - Zakir Hasan on Indian legend's approach of wearing down bowling attacks
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 Top 5 batters James Anderson has dismissed most in Tests ft. Sachin Tendulkar

Cheteshwar Pujara Videos

IND vs WI से पहले Team India खेलेगी 2-2 match, कब और कहां होंगे मैच Team India Schedule
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IND vs WI से पहले Team India खेलेगी 2-2 match, कब और कहां होंगे मैच Team India Schedule
भारत का फिर एक बार ICC ट्रॉफी जीतने का सपना हुआ चकनाचूर... पिछले 10 सालों से Team India बेहद मजबूर 
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भारत का फिर एक बार ICC ट्रॉफी जीतने का सपना हुआ चकनाचूर... पिछले 10 सालों से Team India बेहद मजबूर 
WTC Final में भारत को मिली करारी हार...जानिए कौन हैं वो 5 खिलाड़ी इस हार के जिम्मेदार | IND VS AUS 
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WTC Final में भारत को मिली करारी हार...जानिए कौन हैं वो 5 खिलाड़ी इस हार के जिम्मेदार | IND VS AUS 
अब भी भारत की जीत का रास्ता खुला... AUS को हराएंगे, WTC की ट्रॉफी पर कब्जा जाएंगे! | IND VS AUS
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अब भी भारत की जीत का रास्ता खुला... AUS को हराएंगे, WTC की ट्रॉफी पर कब्जा जाएंगे! | IND VS AUS
WTC FINAL : Team India को अगर जीतनी है WTC की ट्रॉफी... तो नहीं दोहरानी होगी ये 3 गलती | IND VS AUS
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WTC FINAL : Team India को अगर जीतनी है WTC की ट्रॉफी... तो नहीं दोहरानी होगी ये 3 गलती | IND VS AUS

Cheteshwar Pujara: A Brief Biography

Cheteshwar Pujara was born in Rajkot on 25 January 1988 is a right-handed batsman who plays for Saurashtra in local cricket. He was a part of the India A team which visited England in 2010 summers and was the most noteworthy scorer of the visit.

He made his first twofold hundred against England at Ahmedabad in November 2012 and caught up with another twofold hundred against Australia in March 2013, both the circumstances directing India to triumph and getting to be man of the match.


Cheteshwar Pujara - Background


Pujara made his first Under-19 debut in test for India against England in 2005. In his first innings, he scored 211 runs which lead India to win by an innings and 137 runs. He was also picked in the Indian squad for the 2006 under-19 Cricket world cup. He was the main run-scorer of the under-19 World Cup where he scored 349 runs from 6 innings, including three fifties and a century, at an average of 1117. He was the Man of the tournament for the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.


Cheteshwar Pujara -Debut


Pujara was chosen for the Indian squad for the two match home Test series against Australia in 2010, supplanting Yuvraj Singh. He made his debut in the second Test on 9 October 2010 at Bangalore.

He took two catches at silly point and made four runs in first innings and in second innings he made 72 runs but was clean bowled by Nathan Hauritz.

Yet, this did not tailed him for longer he made his rebound in August 2012 and scored his first International Test century, 159 against New Zealand at Hyderabad. In this way, He was picked in India's squad to play four test matches against England.


Low points

Pujara was named in the 16-man squad for the 2014 voyage through England. With a best of 55 and an aggregate of 222 keeps running in five Tests, he had a baffling arrangement. In spite his great beginnings, he was not able to play back-foot shots properly which indeed he tried to fix later.


Cheteshwar Pujara - Club career


Pujara played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the initial three season of the IPL. In the 2011 player's auction, he was purchased by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He began for RCB for the fourth season of the IPL before injuring his knee in a match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

The damage kept him out of activity for almost a year prior to he came back to domestic cricket toward the finish of 2011. After having not been picked by any franchise for the 2015 IPL season, he went to play for Yorkshire.