dark mode TV9 Bharatvarsh | Edited By: Saket Sharma Updated on: Feb 15, 2023 | 6:24 PM India vs Australia: Pujara’s Test debut took place in October 2010 against Australia. Since then Pujara has played 99 Tests. There is a second test between India and Australia in Delhi. The competition starts on 17 February. In this Test, Cheteshwar Pujara will score a century as soon as he steps on the field. This century will not be of the runs scored by him, but of the matches. The special thing will be that Pujara is now going to play his 100th Test in the same series against the Australian team against which he played his first Test in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 13 years ago. Pujara’s Test debut took place in October 2010 against Australia. Since then, Pujara has played 99 Tests, in which he has scored more than 7000 runs at an average of 44.16. During this, he has scored 19 centuries and 34 half-centuries. Pujara is called the new wall of Indian cricket. And, why is it so, you can understand it from this figure. Pujara is the Indian batsman who has faced the most number of balls since his Test debut, having faced 15797 balls. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are next in this list. Till now 12 Indian cricketers have played 100 or more Tests before Pujara. Sachin Tendulkar has played maximum 200 Tests, which is also a world record. Meaning, Pujara will be the 13th cricketer to play 100th Test for India. Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will be witness to his achievement. today’s big news Most Read Stories Border Gavaskar Trophy Cheteshwar Pujara IND vs AUS india vs australia Pujara
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