Full name Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara
Born January 25, 1988, Rajkot, Gujarat
Current age 30 years 90 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 ![]() |
57 | 96 | 7 | 4496 | 206* | 50.51 | 9475 | 47.45 | 14 | 17 | 533 | 9 | 40 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 10.20 | 130 | 39.23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 167 | 272 | 34 | 13336 | 352 | 56.03 | 44 | 45 | 116 | 0 | ||||
List A | 91 | 90 | 17 | 3955 | 158* | 54.17 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 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 ![]() |
57 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 167 | 19 | 237 | 146 | 5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 29.20 | 3.69 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 91 | 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 | South Africa v India at Johannesburg, Jan 24-27, 2018 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 | Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Leeds, Apr 20-23, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Central Zone v West Zone at Gwalior, Feb 25, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Karnataka v Saurashtra at Delhi, Feb 27, 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2, 18 | Yorkshire | v Notts | Leeds | 20 Apr 2018 | FC |
94 | Saurashtra | v Karnataka | Delhi | 27 Feb 2018 | LA |
17 | Saurashtra | v Andhra | Delhi | 25 Feb 2018 | LA |
40 | Saurashtra | v Baroda | Delhi | 22 Feb 2018 | LA |
46* | Saurashtra | v Vidarbha | Secunderabad | 14 Feb 2018 | LA |
45* | Saurashtra | v Services | Secunderabad | 12 Feb 2018 | LA |
44 | Saurashtra | v Jharkhand | Secunderabad | 11 Feb 2018 | LA |
10 | Saurashtra | v Hyderabad | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 9 Feb 2018 | LA |
27 | Saurashtra | v J + K | Secunderabad | 8 Feb 2018 | LA |
60 | Saurashtra | v Chhattisgarh | Secunderabad | 5 Feb 2018 | LA |
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