Delhi: Former Indian team batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. 37 -year -old Pujara’s Test career was excellent in terms of figures.

Great test career

Pujara played 103 Test matches for India and scored a total of 7,195 runs. He has 19 centuries and 35 half -centuries. His Test average was 43.60, and the highest individual score was 206 runs.

Pujara shines in Australia

Pujara’s biggest strength was his patient batting. He had mastered the art of tired of bowlers. Especially his performance against Australia will always be memorable. He scored 993 runs in 11 Tests played on Australian soil, including three centuries and five half -centuries. During this time his average was 47.28. In the historic series of 2018-19, he scored 521 runs alone, including three centuries. On that tour, he faced 1,258 balls, which is proof of his perseverance.

Pujara became the problem of Australian camp

It was not easy for Australian bowlers to dismiss Pujara. This was revealed recently by Alyssa Heli, captain of the Australian women’s team and wife of Mitchell Starc. He said that Pujara used to bat so long that the bowlers used to get tired and finally changed the strategy and targeted the batsman of the other end.

‘In today’s era, it is not easy to find a batsman like Pujara’

Alyssa Heli also said that it is difficult to find batsmen like Pujara in the current era. In the era of T20 cricket, while most players focus on scoring fast runs, Pujara’s goal was to stay at the crease and strengthen the team. His patience and mental strength were capable. Batsmen like Pujara show the real beauty of Test cricket.