The back-to-back triple centurion

Cheteshwar Pujara made headlines by scoring back-to-back triple-centuries - 386 and 306 - in the CK Nayadu Under-22 tournament. Gautam Sheth interviewed him in DNA.

You have made big scores from a very young age… I started playing cricket at the age of 8. My father, an ex-Ranji player, has been my coach. So I got personal attention from the beginning. I have made the most of it, I guess.

Did the fact that your father also played cricket influence you? Honestly, I was never sure if I wanted to be a cricketer. I was never forced to become one. But like most of the kids in our country, I was also in love with this game. Before I was 10, I made up my mind that I wanted to play cricket.