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Cheteshwar Pujara retires: A look back at his iconic career and records – in numbers | Cricket News

Cheteshwar Pujara’s retirement brings the curtain down on one of Indian cricket’s most resolute careers. A throwback to a different era, Pujara’s batting was built on patience, grit and an unshakeable belief in wearing down bowlers. Over 103 Test matches, he scored 7,246 runs at an average of 43.60, including 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries. […]

Cheteshwar Pujara retires from all forms of ‘Indian cricket’, Test stalwart says ‘All good things must come to an end’

Test stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement from “all forms of Indian cricket” on Sunday, thus drawing curtains to a 20-year-old career. However Pujara will be available to play in foreign leagues. The last time Pujara played for India was in 2023, against Australia at The Oval in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. […]

Watch: ‘Proper doppelganger!’ – Dinesh Karthik reveals Cheteshwar Pujara lookalike | Cricket News

Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former Indian cricketer and commentator Dinesh Karthik has shared a light-hearted video on social media featuring Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and his doppelganger Alex Noble, a BBC Sport journalist, during the ongoing Test series between England and India. Karthik, who is part of the broadcast team for […]

IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Gautam Gambhir responds to Virat Kohli’s criticism of BCCI’s rule | Cricket News

Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli India’s national cricket coach Gautam Gambhir has expressed support for the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) new family rule that restricts the time players can spend with their families during tournaments. The rule was implemented following India’s 1-3 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, limiting family […]

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi dies at the age of 77

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi has passed away at the age of 77 on Monday, June 23. A close family friend of the former left-arm spinner said that Doshi died in London on Monday. Doshi represented India in 33 Tests and 15 ODIs. The former left-arm spinner is survived by a son and a daughter. […]

IND vs ENG: ‘I actually thought of three celebrations’ – Rishabh Pant reveals as signature somersault goes viral | Cricket News

Rishabh Pant’s celebration after ton against England. (AP Photo) Rishabh Pant lit up Day 2 of the Headingley Test not just with his bat but also with a touch of theatrical flair, celebrating his seventh Test century with a gravity-defying somersault that sent social media into a meltdown. But as it turns out, the flamboyant […]

IND vs ENG: Rampant Rishabh Pant can afford to smile | Cricket News

India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) A few months ago, Rishabh Pant found himself at the dark end of a tunnel. His recklessness in both innings of the fourth Test against Australia at the MCG was seen as one of the reasons behind India’s series defeat, especially since the series was locked at 1-1 till […]

Puja Pujara writes a memoir about life as the wife of Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Memoirs by India’s star cricketers vividly documenting their roller-coaster journeys are not all that common. Rarer still is the perspective of their female partners, often described collectively as WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends), about their lives. Whenever the Indian team is in action, prying television cameras zoom in […]

‘Wanted me dropped’: Cheteshwar Pujara overheard omission talks amid injury and father’s emergency, says wife | Cricket News

Cheteshwar Pujara and his wife Puja Cheteshwar Pujara‘s wife, Puja Pujara, has revealed in her book ‘The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife’ that her husband overheard discussions about dropping him from the Melbourne Test during India’s 2018-19 tour of Australia, despite his strong performance in the series opener and dealing with both a hamstring injury […]