Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara is an Indian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Saurashtra and test cricket for Indian national team. In test cricket he reached 1000 runs within 11 matches and become one of the fastest batsmen to achieve this record. In Saurashtra he did his debut in 2005 and in 2010 he made his test debut.
Cheteshwar was praised by Indian captain Virat Kohli, that he was such an innocent and honest guy. He was a good spiritual person and he doesn’t even take drinks. In 2020 first class match he records his 50th century in Ranji trophy.
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Indian Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara Profile:
| Full Name | Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara |
| Nick Name | Chintu, Good boy |
| Date Of Birth | 31 January 1988 |
| Age | 32 Years |
| Birth Place | Rajkot, Gujarat, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Playing Role | Top order batsman |
| Batting Style | Right handed bat |
| Bowling Style | Right arm leg break |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Height | 165cm |
| Weight | 71KG |
| Hair Color | Light brown |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Jersey Number | #15 |
Cheteshwar Pujara Family & Relationships :
| Father Name | Arvind Pujara |
| Mother Name | Reena Pujara |
| Brother Name | Bipin Pujara |
| Spouse Name | Puja Pabari |
| Daughter Name | Aditi |
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Biography Of Cheteshwar Pujara :
Cheteshwar Pujara Childhood : Cheteshwar was born to Arvind and Reema in Rajkot, Gujarat. His father and his uncle Bipin are already playing for the domestic cricket team Saurashtra for the Ranji Trophy. His parents identified his talent in cricket and he used to do cricket practice with his father. In his 17th age in 2005 his mother died due to cancer.
In 2005 he made his Under 19 test debut. In 2006 he become the highest run scorer in Indian team and become the man of the tournament in 2006 Under 19 World Cup.
Cheteshwar Pujara With Wife Puja Pabari
Puja Pabari Wife of Cheteshwar Pujara :
Cheteshwar Pujara With Wife and Father Arvind Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara Early Life :In 2012 he made a century in test match against New Zealand and made his double century against England. In 2013 he made his another double century against Australia and in both these matches he leads India to victory and he become the man of the match.
From 2008 to 2010 he played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL and in the next year he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore through IPL auction. Later because of the injury he got in his knee while playing for Kochi Tuskers Kerala he didn’t participate in the IPL for the next coming years. Because of his low performance in 2014 he was rejected after his six matches that year. In 2015 he was not signed by any IPL teams so he made an agreement with Yorkshire.
Cheteshwar Pujara Played Teams :Board Presidents XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, India, Royal Challengers Bangalore, India A, Rest of India, India B, West Zone, Mumbai A, Saurashtra, Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Indian Board Presidents XI, India Blue, Nottinghamshire, Zalawad Royals.
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Cheteshwar Pujara Career Information :
- Test debut : On Oct 09, 2010 vs Australia at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Last Test : On Feb 29, 2020 vs New Zealand at Hagley Oval
- ODI debut : On Aug 01, 2013 vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club
- Last ODI : On Jun 19, 2014 vs Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium
- IPL debut : On Mar 12, 2010 vs Deccan Chargers at Dr DY Patil Sports
- Last IPL : On May 03, 2014 vs Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium
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Cheteshwar Pujara Batting Career
| M | I | RUNS | HS | AVE | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4S | 6s | |
| Test | 77 | 128 | 5840 | 206 | 48.67 | 46.19 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 691 | 14 |
| ODI | 5 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 10.2 | 39.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| IPL | 30 | 22 | 390 | 51 | 20.53 | 99.74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 4 |
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Cheteshwar Pujara Records :
- Fastest batsman to reach 1000 runs in 11 test matches.
- In 2013 first class match he scored more than 2000 runs.
- He was the second fastest Indian player to score 1000 test runs.
- He was the Indian player to face most balls in test innings.
- In India he was the third batsman to bat all five of the test match.
- He was the sixth player to score an century in the first day tournament of outer continent.
Awards Of Cheteshwar Pujara :
- ICC Emerging cricketer of the year.
- Arjuna Award.
- Dilip Sardesai Award.
- Chairman’s Choice Award.
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Cheteshwar Pujara on Social Media:
- INSTAGRAM : @cheteshwar_pujara
- TWITTER : @cheteshwar1
- FACEBOOK : @OfficialCheteshwarPujara
Cheteshwar Pujara Hobbies and Favourites :
- Hobbies : Listening to old music and watching movies.
- Favourite Batsman : Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravit and Ricky point
- Favourite Actor : Amitabh Bachchan , Johnny Deep
- Favourite Singer : Lata Mangeshkar
- Favourite Shot : Behind Cut
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