IND VS AUS 2023: Cheteshwar Pujara: Indian team is trailing by a 1-0 margin against Australia in Border Gavaskar Trophy. Indian middle-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara completed his 100th cap in the longer format of the game.
Pujara has been a pillar for Men in Blue in test matches with his incredible record. The right-hand batter Pujara encourages youngsters to work hard and play test cricket for India.
Pujara said on receiving his 100th test match cap for Men in Blue from Sunil Gavaskar-
“It is an honour to receive this cap from you, legends like you have inspired me (On getting the cap from Sunny G). I wanted to play for India as a youngster but I never thought I’d get to 100 Test matches. Test cricket is the ultimate format for me, it challenges you just like life. To all the youngsters, I’d encourage y’all to work hard to play Test cricket for India“, said Indian star batter Pujara.
I said then and I say this today, he is a warrior. For me he is my soldier, like I had said after the Gabba Test. He is a warrior. Many congratulations to him on the 100th Test – @cheteshwar1 #pujara #Pujara100 #testcricket #cricket #indvsaus pic.twitter.com/TMD4yih1Mo
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) February 17, 2023
Top-order batter Pujara so far has played 100 test matches for India, he has scored 7021 runs with an average of 44.15 in his 13-year-long career. He has been a pioneer of Indian batting in the longer format of the game and has stood as a lone warrior under brilliant bowling attacks.
“I’d like to thank my wife, my family, everyone in BCCI and all my teammates who’ve supported me throughout this journey,” he concluded.