Full name Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara
Born January 25, 1988, Rajkot, Gujarat
Current age 31 years 23 days
Major teams India, Derbyshire, India A, India Green, India Under-19s, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Nottinghamshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Saurashtra, Saurashtra Under-16s, Saurashtra Under-19s, Yorkshire
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Relation Father - AS Pujara, Uncle - BS Pujara
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 68 | 114 | 8 | 5426 | 206* | 51.18 | 11682 | 46.44 | 18 | 20 | 638 | 11 | 45 | 0 |
ODIs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 10.20 | 130 | 39.23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 187 | 307 | 37 | 14729 | 352 | 54.55 | 49 | 50 | 125 | 0 | ||||
List A | 103 | 101 | 19 | 4445 | 158* | 54.20 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 58 | 50 | 7 | 1096 | 81 | 25.48 | 1042 | 105.18 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 18 | 30 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 68 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 187 | 19 | 237 | 146 | 5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 29.20 | 3.69 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 103 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v Australia at Bengaluru, Oct 9-13, 2010 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Zimbabwe v India at Bulawayo, Aug 1, 2013 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Jun 19, 2014 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | Saurashtra v Vidarbha at Rajkot, Dec 17-20, 2005 scorecard |
Last First-class | Vidarbha v Saurashtra at Nagpur, Feb 3-7, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Central Zone v West Zone at Gwalior, Feb 25, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Madhya Pradesh v Saurashtra at Delhi, Sep 26, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Maharashtra v Saurashtra at Mumbai (BS), Apr 4, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Gujarat v Saurashtra at Vadodara, Feb 4, 2017 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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1, 0 | Saurashtra | v Vidarbha | Nagpur | 3 Feb 2019 | FC |
45, 131* | Saurashtra | v Karnataka | Bengaluru | 24 Jan 2019 | FC |
11, 67* | Saurashtra | v U. Pradesh | Lucknow | 15 Jan 2019 | FC |
193 | India | v Australia | Sydney | 3 Jan 2019 | Test # 2339 |
106, 0 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2337 |
24, 4 | India | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2018 | Test # 2334 |
123, 71 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 6 Dec 2018 | Test # 2333 |
54 | Indians | v CA XI | Sydney | 28 Nov 2018 | Other |
56 | Saurashtra | v Chhattisgarh | Rajkot | 1 Nov 2018 | FC |
10 | India | v West Indies | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 12 Oct 2018 | Test # 2321 |
Cheteshwar Pujara's batting is a throwback to eras gone by, not so much in technique - he is unusually bottom-handed for someone who pays his bills through Test cricket - as in temperament. He steps down to spinners but keeps the ball along the carpet, he doesn't tire of scoring runs no matter the opposition or venue, his fitness is more about what is required for batting for long periods as opposed to bulging biceps with tattoos on them.
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2013