Cheteshwar Pujara Wife, Height, Age, Batting Stats, IPL 2021 Team
Published on: Jun 17, 2018 4:06 pm IST|Updated on: Dec 13, 2021 1:01 pm IST
Cheteshwar Pujara Indian Cricketer : Touted the successor of Rahul Dravid even before he broke into the International scene. Pujara, living up to the hype, has made #3 slot his after the departure of Dravid. His focus at the crease and the ability to grind out runs is what separates him from the rest. So far in his Test career, Pujara has piled more than four and half thousand runs at an impressive batting average of 50.34.
Cheteshwar Pujara
Nickname:
Chintu, Good Boy
Profession:
Cricketer
Biography
Autobiography:
NA
Biopic:
NA
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.):
6’0″
Weight (approx.):
71 Kg
Eye Colour:
Light Brown
Hair Colour:
Black
Tattoos:
No
Personal Life
Date of Birth:
25 January 1988
Age (as on 2018):
30 years
Birth Place:
Rajkot, Gujarat
Zodiac sign/Sun sign:
Aquarius
Nationality:
Indian
School:
Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidyalaya (Rajkot), RM Chhaya High School (Rajkot)
College:
NA
Educational Qualifications:
Bachelor of Bussiness Administration (BBA) through correspondence
Signature:
Family
Father:
Arvind Pujara (Former Cricketer)
Mother:
Late Reena Pujara (Died 2005)
Sister:
NA
Brother:
NA
Coach/Mentor:
Karsan Ghavri
Religion:
Hinduism
Address:
NA
Cricket Career
International Debut:
Test:
India v Australia at Bengaluru, Oct 9-13, 2010
ODI:
Zimbabwe v India at Bulawayo, Aug 1, 2013
Jersey Number:
#15 India
Domestic/State Team:
Derbyshire, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Nottinghamshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Saurashtra, Yorkshire
IPL 2021 Team
Chennai Super Kings (Bought for 50 Lakh)
Likes to play against:
NA
Records
Pujara is the 2nd fastest Indian to get to 1,000 Test runs.
Pujara holds the record of most balls faced by an Indian in a test innings: 525.
Pujara is one of the nine batsman to score three career first-class triple-centuries. He also holds a record of scoring three triple centuries within a span of one month.
Pujara is the third batsman for India, and ninth overall, to bat on all five days of a Test.
Career Turning Point:
Strong performances in the First Class cricket got Pujara in the reckoning.
