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Cheteshwar Pujara Retirement Reason Update: Cheteshwar Pujara, called the wall of Indian cricket, announced his retirement from all formats on Sunday. After the retirement of Rahul Dravid, when Team India was looking for a new ‘wall’, Pujara filled that emptiness with his batting batting. This batsman, who has been the backbone of India in Test cricket for years, has now said goodbye to the international pitch.

Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement on social media on Sunday. After Rahul Dravid, he was called the new wall of Indian cricket. The reason for this was his unforgettable innings. On several occasions, he showed the team from the difficult situation and showed the path of victory. His combative batting and ability to stand on the wicket gave him the title of ‘The Wall’. Even after retirement, his identity will remain with this name for a long time. Now let’s look at the 5 most memorable innings of Pujara’s Test cricket ….

Pujara’s 5 historical innings:

First double century against England

Ahmedabad Test 2012 proved to be the turning point of Pujara’s career. Batting against England on number-3, he hit an unbeaten 206 runs. This was his first double century of Test career, in which he faced 389 balls and hit 21 fours. He exhausted the English bowlers by staying at the crease for about eight and a half hours. In the second innings too, he returned after scoring an unbeaten 41 runs. India won the match by 9 wickets. Pujara was recognized as a Test expert batsman from this match.

Marathon innings in Ranchi

Pujara played a brilliant innings in the Ranchi Test against Australia in 2017. He scored 202 runs, facing 525 balls and set the record for India playing the most balls in an innings of Tests. During this, he hit 21 fours and 1 six. India was under pressure in the match and was in danger of losing the series, but Pujara took care of the team by showing patience. His long innings led to the match draw and India remained in the series.

Juneysburg innings in Johannesburg

Making runs on the fast and bouncy pitches of South Africa is a big challenge for any batsman. In the Johannesburg Test in 2018, Pujara showed militancy in such difficult situations. India had lost 2 wickets for just 7 runs, but Pujara batted bravely. Pujara scored an unbeaten 153 runs. During this time he faced 270 balls and hit 21 fours. India won the match on the basis of his innings.

Foundation of victory in Australia

Pujara proved to be Team India’s biggest strength on the historic Australia tour of 2018-19. India had lost two wickets in the Adelaide Test quickly, but Pujara batting carefully scored 123 runs in 246 balls. His innings consisted of seven fours and two sixes. Thanks to this combative innings, India reached 250 runs in the first innings. Finally won the match by 31 runs. This was the innings that laid the foundation for India to win the Test series in Australia for the first time in 71 years.

Patience shown in Sydney

The Sydney Test of the 2021 Australia tour became a witness to Pujara’s combative batting. Virat Kohli had returned home. The team was under pressure. In such a situation, Pujara scored 77 runs facing 205 balls. This innings may not have a century, but its effect was far bigger than a century. He shared a 148 -run partnership with Hanuma Vihari and scored several times on the body, yet did not give up. His innings took India to 407 runs. He draws the match, which led to India’s hopes in the series. Further in the Brisbane Test, Pujara also contributed significantly in giving India a historic victory by scoring a half -century.