Pujara has scored 20,013 runs at an average of 51.98 in 260 first-class matches. In this format, he has tallied 61 hundreds and 78 fifties; his highest score is 352.
A combined tally of 188 Tests and 12,272 runs is very hard to ignore, but with both 35, and enduring a dry spell of runs, the selectors deemed it the best time to pass on the baton to the younger players.
Top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara stood tall with his 36 not out as India trail Australia by nine runs at Tea on day two of third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Holkar Stadium, here on Thursday.
The match is going to be a landmark for Cheteshwar Pujara as he will be playing his 100th Test.
Bangladesh are now expecting some charisma from their star all rounder Shakib Al Hasan who’s still standing on the crease.
Rohit Sharma was dismissed by the star Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada when the opener was batting at 14.
Rohit Sharma took his maiden test as an opener by storm as he slammed hundreds in both innings of the Test match.
Rohit called Pujara for a single, but was sent back by the latter. When making way to the crease, Rohit apparently used a Hindi expletive to express his feelings to Pujara.
Rohit had luck going his way as he was caught by Senuran Muthusamy on 50 at long-on but the debutant stepped on the boundary padding as he tried to lob it back in for himself to take on the second attempt, awarding a six instead.
Notably, veteran India batter Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20 Internationals on Tuesday.
