Cheteshwar Pujara
About
Pujara was a prolific run-machine in every grade of cricket since childhood and starred in India's ICC U19 Cricket World Cup campaign in 2006.
He was touted as a batting genius capable enough of replacing the great batsman Rahul Dravid, and was seen as one of the most promising talents in the country. While most modern Indian cricketers have swashbuckling style of play, Pujara possesses the rare, old-school, Dravid-like temperament and technique.
He was a part of the India A team which toured England in the 2010 summers, and was the highest scorer of the tour.
In October 2011, the BCCI awarded him a 'C-grade national contract'. He is known to have a sound technique and the temperament required to play long innings, he was one of the contenders for a spot in the Indian middle order after the retirement of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.
He made his first double hundred against England at Ahmedabad in November 2012 and followed up with another double hundred against Australia in March 2013, both the times steering India to victory and becoming man of the match.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
In the 2012 ‘NKP Salve Challenger Trophy’, he was the highest scorer with two centuries and one half century. He became one of the fastest batsmen to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket in just 11 matches. He also won the ‘Emerging Cricketer of the Year’ in 2013.
Why Cheteshwar Pujara ?
Pujara’s strengths are his high levels of concentration and his ability to grind opposition bowlers. Cheteshwar Pujara has a rich and focussed experience of being a test cricketer. He has helped India win some of the toughest test series and often talks about passion, determination and consistency.
