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Pujara confirms return to Nottinghamshire

Aug 23, 2017: Cheteshwar Pujara, the India batsman, has confirmed his return to Trent Bridge for the final four Specsavers County Championship games of the 2017 season

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

Same old Pujara, all-new approach

Aug 3, 2017: While scoring his 13th Test hundred, Cheteshwar Pujara showed a new-found willingness to take calculated risks to manipulate Sri Lanka's fields and open up his favoured scoring areas

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Colombo (SSC), 1st day

Pujara in Sri Lanka: Three Tests, three tons

Aug 3, 2017: Sachin Tendulkar is the only overseas batsman to score more centuries than Cheteshwar Pujara in Sri Lanka

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Pujara, Harmanpreet recommended for Arjuna Award

Aug 3, 2017: The BCCI has nominated Cheteshwar Pujara and Harmanpreet Kaur for the Arjuna Award, following their solid runs with the national men's and women's teams

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Colombo, 1st day

Pujara, Rahane tons power India to 344 for 3

Aug 3, 2017: High-quality centuries from two high-quality India batsmen have put them in command of the Colombo Test

India in Sri Lanka 2017

Experienced players 'make big difference' overseas - Pujara

Jul 30, 2017: From their wretched form on away tours in 2013-14, the Indian players have added experience and confidence to their repertoire, and are better placed to take on a challenging away season

Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day

India's footwork puts Sri Lanka in a spin

Jul 27, 2017: While India's spinners have looked dangerous, Sri Lanka's have been rendered rather ineffective courtesy the visiting batsmen's consistent stepping out

Gloucestershire v Notts, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Bristol, 2nd day

Pujara and Patel lay Nottinghamshire's foundations

Jun 10, 2017: After a tiring first day at Bristol, Nottinghamshire's bowlers had the pleasure of putting their feet up as their top order chipped away at a Gloucestershire total of 303 that required equal parts patience and graft.

Notts v Gloucestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Pujara reacquaints himself with what he does best

May 26, 2017: Nottinghamshire went for an overseas batsman to replace a bowler and Cheteshwar Pujara showed his class with a century

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'Improvement' the goal as Pujara returns to county cricket

May 4, 2017: India's Test No. 3 has been working on his T20 game away from the spectacle of the IPL but, when the call from Notts came, he returned to hitting the ball along the ground

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Pujara joins Nottinghamshire as Pattinson cover

May 4, 2017: Cheteshwar Pujara, the India Test batsman, has signed for a four-match Championship stint with Nottinghamshire

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'I don't watch IPL on TV' - Pujara

Apr 30, 2017: For India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, not being part of the IPL may not be such a disappointing thing after all

India home season review

Jadeja voted best player of India's home season

Apr 3, 2017: In ESPNCricinfo's poll on India's 13-Test-long home season, the readers agreed with an expert panel on five of seven questions

Fabulous series, but can we deal with the DRS and on-field chatter?

Apr 2, 2017: India and Australia showed what good pitches and good leaders can offer to a contest. But the misuse of the referral system grated on the nerves

How significant are India's gains this season?

Apr 2, 2017: They have greater depth in their bowling now, and a few of their batsmen have made large strides

Season review 2016-17

India's season of scraps and fightbacks

Mar 30, 2017: They won ten of 13 Tests in 2016-17, and lost one, but it wasn't all plain sailing: in nine matches, they fought back from difficult situations

Australia in India 2016-17

Relentless Jadeja, patient Pujara, versatile Umesh

Mar 29, 2017: On pitches changing with every venue, India's players adapted nicely to fight back from 0-1 for a series win. ESPNcricinfo rates them out of 10

India v Australia, 4th Test, Dharamsala, 2nd day

Lyon leads Australia's comeback on see-saw day

Mar 26, 2017: Nathan Lyon took four wickets after tea to prevent India from setting up a substantial first-innings lead, as the hosts finished the second day 52 runs behind with four wickets in hand

India v Australia, 4th Test, Dharamsala

Dharamsala decider promises more surprises

Mar 24, 2017: Australia have fought India all the way through the series, and now find themselves needing only a draw to go home with the Border-Gavaskar trophy

Australia in India 2017

Pujara gets in the zone for 'important' Dharamsala Test

Mar 23, 2017: India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara believes good preparation is key to his success with the bat