Profile
Even before he made an international debut, Cheteshwar Pujara was touted as a batting genius capable enough of replacing the great Rahul Dravid and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the country today.
Pujara was a prolific run-machine in every grade of cricket since childhood and starred in India's Under-19 WC campaign in 2006. After a successful 2007-08 Ranji season, the Saurashtra lad was captured by the Kolkata Knight Riders for the inaugural IPL. He has continued to score heavily in domestic cricket and with many of India's batting legends retiring in the near future, he is expected to become a mainstay in the middle order.
Pujara's strengths are his high levels of concentration and his ability to grind opposition bowlers. He is equally strong on both sides of the wicket and in the T20 age, he refreshingly has a technique suited to the longer format. Pujara's inclusion ahead of Yuvraj Singh in the 2010 Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia gave the youngster a chance to make his mark on International cricket against the best possible opposition that he could have hoped for.
Fast Facts
- He is the son of former Ranji player Arvind Pujara.
- He was the highest scorer in the 2006 Under-19 WC with his 349 runs coming at an average of 116.
- He smashed a triple century against Baroda in the Under-14 level and also made a double ton against the England Under-19 team.
- He scored a century in only his second first class match.
- He was one of the top run-getters in the Ranji 2007-08 season.
- He holds the unique distinction of hitting three triple centuries within a span of one month.
- In under 50 first class matches, he had scored 14 centuries at an average of 60.
Statistics
| Matches | Innings | Runs | NO | Avg. | SR | 100's | 50's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 1 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 38 | 82.60 | 0 | 1 |
| IPL | 10 | 6 | 122 | 2 | 30.5 | 106.08 | 0 | 0 |
Career
Span:- Test:
- 2010-2010
- IPL:
- 2010-2010
- Test
- Debut:
- India Vs Australia at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Oct 09, 2010
- Last played:
- India Vs Australia at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Oct 09, 2010
- IPL
- Debut:
- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai - Mar 12, 2010
- Last played:
- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens, Kolkata - Apr 19, 2010
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