The recently concluded Delhi Test match between India and Australia was a special game for veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara completed the special milestone of the 100th Test match and became only the 13th Indian to achieve the feat.
After the game, the Australian team came up with a special gesture for Pujara after the game. Skipper Pat Cummins gifted the Indian batter a special Australian jersey with the signatures of every player in their camp. Australia’s special gift for Pujara was widely appreciated by the cricket fraternity.
Australia’s special present for Pujara was on par with a similar gesture done by India for Nathan Lyon during the 2021 Gabba Test. The Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian team gifted the star off-spinner a signed jers
The recently concluded Delhi Test match between India and Australia was a special game for veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara completed the special milestone of the 100th Test match and became only the 13th Indian to achieve the feat.
After the game, the Australian team came up with a special gesture for Pujara after the game. Skipper Pat Cummins gifted the Indian batter a special Australian jersey with the signatures of every player in their camp. Australia’s special gift for Pujara was widely appreciated by the cricket fraternity.
Australia’s special present for Pujara was on par with a similar gesture done by India for Nathan Lyon during the 2021 Gabba Test. The Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian team gifted the star off-spinner a signed jersey of the Indian team after their famous victory.
Talking about the match, Pujara scored the winning runs for India as the Rohit Sharma-led side completed a 6-wicket victory and took a 2-0 lead in the series. This ensured that the hosts retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy with two matches to go. India are also on the brink of making the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) final, where they are likely to meet Australia at the Oval in June.
However, the game did not start well for Pujara, as he was dismissed for a duck in the first innings. This made him join a rare list of batters which included the likes of Dilip Vensarkar, Brendon McCullum, Mark Taylor, and Alaister Cook.
“Yeah, it has been a great Test match. Unfortunately, I didn’t get many runs in the first innings. I knew that if I stayed in the crease for a while and played initial balls well, I could do well.
“It is a special feeling when your family watches you playing the 100th game. I am really happy about the occasion. I was really happy them seeing me finish off the match with a boundary, ” Pujara said after the match. ey of the Indian team after their famous victory.
Talking about the match, Pujara scored the winning runs for India as the Rohit Sharma-led side completed a 6-wicket victory and took a 2-0 lead in the series. This ensured that the hosts retained the Border Gavaskar Trophy with two matches to go. India are also on the brink of making the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) final, where they are likely to meet Australia at the Oval in June.
However, the game did not start well for Pujara, as he was dismissed for a duck in the first innings. This made him join a rare list of batters which included the likes of Dilip Vensarkar, Brendon McCullum, Mark Taylor, and Alaister Cook.
“Yeah, it has been a great Test match. Unfortunately, I didn’t get many runs in the first innings. I knew that if I stayed in the crease for a while and played initial balls well, I could do well.
“It is a special feeling when your family watches you playing the 100th game. I am really happy about the occasion. I was really happy them seeing me finish off the match with a boundary, ” Pujara said after the match.
