The Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement in all forms of cricket, which he made via X (Twitter).

He joined the Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to call it a day in Test cricket, a format that has been a favourite for the veteran, who has a traditional batting style.

He has been out of Test cricket for over two years which served as a prominent proof that India team moved from Pujara.

“Wearing the Indian jersey, singing the anthem, and trying my best each time I stepped on the field – it’s impossible to put into words what it truly meant. But as they say, all good things must come to an end, and with immense gratitude I have decided to retire from all forms of Indian cricket,” he said in a post on X.

The 37 year old has played 103 tests and 5 ODIs for India after making his debut in 2010 and has scored 7195 test runs at an average of 43.60 with 19 hundreds and 35 fifties.

He has amassed 3839 at home with an average of 52.58. For over a decade, he has been most reliable No.3 establishing his role in some of the team’s most significant wins at home and overseas.

His last test appearance comes from World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval in June 2023.

Despite his absence in the Indian national side, he has been integral part of red-ball cricket for Saurashtra and also turned out for Sussex in the County Championship

“Today marks the end of an extraordinary chapter in Indian and Saurashtra cricket as Cheteshwarone of the game’s most committed and technically gifted batsmen, announces his retirement from all forms of cricket,”  said President of Saurashtra Cricket Association Jaydev Shah.

Cheteshwar Pujara scored first of his 19 test hundreds against New Zealand in Hyderabad in August 2012. He scored his first double century and followed that up with a ton in the Wankhede Test, known more for Kevin Pietersen’s heroics.

Pujara was also central India’s back to back series wins in Australia. In the 2018-19 season, he hit three centuries in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney as India secured a historic first test series win down under.

Overall, Pujara has scored 21301 runs from 278 first class games at an average of 51.82 and 66 hundred and three triple hundreds.