Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara, Mary Kom, PV Sindhu among star sportspersons nominated for Indian Sports Honours

Pujara, his national team-mates Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah were nominated for the Sportsman of the Year (Team Sport) award, along with Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri.

Feb 15, 2019, 20:21 PM IST

Cheteshwar Pujara maintains same attitude in every team he's in: Saurashtra coach Sitanshu Kotak

Kotak said Pujara's presence was a big boost for the team.  

Feb 14, 2019, 12:11 PM IST

Vidarbha claim 2nd successive Ranji title, beat Saurashtra in final by 78 runs

Set a target of 206, Saurashtra folded for 127 in 58.4 overs, giving Vidarbha their second title triumph in the country's marquee first-class tournament.

Feb 07, 2019, 11:37 AM IST

Ranji Trophy Final: Sub-plots make Vidarbha vs Saurashtra summit clash interesting

The battle lines are drawn and the summit clash will not just be about Pujara and Umesh only but also about Wasim Jaffer, who has been a consistent performer in domestic cricket. 

Feb 02, 2019, 16:48 PM IST

Undefeated Cheteshwar Pujara takes Saurashtra to Ranji Trophy final

Saurashtra will now meet defending champions Vidarbha in the final of the national championship to be played from February 3-7 in Jaipur. 

Jan 28, 2019, 14:48 PM IST

India inspired Sri Lanka seek history in Australia

India justified their top ranking by beating Tim Paine's men 2-1 earlier this month, ending their agonising 71-year wait for a test series victory in Australia.

Jan 23, 2019, 18:11 PM IST

Cheteshwar Pujara's concentration better than Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid : Justin Langer

 India won the four-match Test series 2-1 against Australia, with Pujara fetching the Man of the Series award with a total of 521 runs, including three hundreds. 

Jan 10, 2019, 17:51 PM IST

Virat Kohli's men India's best fast-bowling, fielding team but not batting: Ian Chappell

Although Cheteshwar Pujara was adjudged man of the series for being the series' top-scorer, India's traditionally much-vaunted batting was, for once, overshadowed by the team's pacers.

Jan 08, 2019, 17:50 PM IST

Rishabh Pant surpasses MS Dhoni, scripts history in ICC Test rankings

The 21-year-old left-hander's aggregate is higher in comparison to Dhoni who has a points tally of 662 points. Pant further surpassed former Indian wicket-keeper batsman Farokh Engineer, who has accumulated 619 points. 

Jan 08, 2019, 13:20 PM IST

Virat Kohli hopes historic success reignites passion for Test cricket

Kohli, of course, played his own part in the success with a century in Adelaide and, less skillfully but no less importantly, by winning three of the four tosses.

Jan 07, 2019, 12:45 PM IST

Test series win in Australia bigger than World Cup victory: Virat Kohli

With the win, Kohli has become the first Indian and Asian captain to lift a trophy Down Under.

Jan 07, 2019, 11:01 AM IST

Pujara is worthy of many privileges in Kohli's kingdom: Ian Chappell

The series Down Under was a far cry from the tour of England where Pujara was dropped at the start of the series, which India lost 1-4.

Jan 06, 2019, 17:21 PM IST

Cheteshwar Pujara may join Virat Kohli, others in A+ category for stellar show Down Under

Pujara has so far scored 521 runs in seven innings with three hundreds at an impressive average of 74.42.

Jan 04, 2019, 17:42 PM IST

Australian skipper Tim Paine dismisses bowling coach's difference of opinion claim

Cheteshwar Pujara's masterful innings completely wore down the Australian bowling attack and set the template for Rishabh Pant to score his hundred as well.

Jan 04, 2019, 16:35 PM IST

Cheteshwar Pujara scores 193: List of Indian batsmen who fell in 190s

Former Indian skipper also missed on double century twice when he scored 190 against New Zealand in 1999 and 191 against the same opposition in 2010. 

Jan 04, 2019, 14:52 PM IST

Sydney Test: Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant put Australia to the sword on Day 2

Virat Kohli declared on 622-7 when Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed for 81 and Usman Khawaja (5) and Marcus Harris (19) ushered Australia to stumps on 24 without loss. 

Jan 04, 2019, 13:55 PM IST

Cheteshwar Pujara breaks this 90-year-old record

The record of most deliveries faced by a visiting batsman was earlier held by England legend Herbert Sutcliffe, who batted 1,237 balls back in the 1928-29 Ashes.

Jan 04, 2019, 10:31 AM IST

Sydney Test Day 2 : Australia reach 24-0 at stumps,trail India by 598 runs

Australia reached the score of 24-0 at stumps in reply to India's declared first innings score of 622-7 on Day 2 of the series-deciding fourth Test against Australia at the SCG on Friday. 

Jan 04, 2019, 05:32 AM IST

Mayank Agarwal's grit a big plus for India in Sydney Test vs Australia

Agarwal, a mainstay of the Karnataka and India A sides, was called up for his debut after India lost the second Test in Perth and made the most of his chance with innings of 76 and 42 as the tourists crushed Australia in Melbourne.

Jan 03, 2019, 16:45 PM IST