Cheteshwar Pujara

India

Full name Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara

Born January 25, 1988, Rajkot, Gujarat

Current age 32 years 270 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

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	77	128	8	5840	206*	48.66	12644	46.18	18	25	691	14	51
ODIs	5	5	0	51	27	10.20	130	39.23	0	0	4	0	0
First-class	203	331	37	15771	352	53.64			50	60			133
List A	103	101	19	4445	158*	54.20			11	29			39
T20s	64	56	10	1356	100*	29.47	1240	109.35	1	7	158	20	32

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	77	1	6	2	0	-	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
ODIs	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	203	21	251	157	6	2/4	2/4	26.16	3.75	41.8	0	0	0
List A	103	1	6	8	0	-	-	-	8.00	-	0	0	0
T20s	64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	India v Australia at Bengaluru, Oct 9-13, 2010 scorecard
Last Test	New Zealand v India at Christchurch, Feb 29-Mar 2, 2020 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	Saurashtra v Bengal at Rajkot, Mar 9-13, 2020 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	Saurashtra v Goa at Indore, Mar 2, 2019 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
66	Saurashtra	v Bengal	Rajkot	9 Mar 2020	FC
54, 24	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	29 Feb 2020	Test # 2387
11, 11	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385
93	Indians	v NZ XI	Hamilton	14 Feb 2020	Other
53	India A	v NZ A	Lincoln	7 Feb 2020	FC
47, 69, 0/10	Saurashtra	v M. Pradesh	Indore	19 Jan 2020	FC
248	Saurashtra	v Karnataka	Rajkot	11 Jan 2020	FC
57, 1/1, 3	Saurashtra	v U. Pradesh	Rajkot	25 Dec 2019	FC
69	Saurashtra	v Railways	Visakhapatnam	17 Dec 2019	FC
2, 14	Saurashtra	v H. Pradesh	Dharamsala	9 Dec 2019	FC

Profile

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. In an era of counterattacking batsmen, Pujara is a rare successful defensive batsman who takes pleasure in grinding down attacks and then feasting on them. 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.

Latest Articles