WATCH: “I pray you become the first Indian to do that,” Gavaskar’s special wish for Cheteshwar Pujara on 100th Test match

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar felicitated Pujara, presenting him with his 100th Test cap along with a speech.

WATCH: “I pray you become the first Indian to do that,” Gavaskar’s special wish for Cheteshwar Pujara on 100th Test match

Sunil Gavaskar felicitated Cheteshwar Pujara

India’s veteran Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara became the 13th Indian batsman to play the 100th Test match for India. He reached this landmark during the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Friday (February 17) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar felicitated Pujara, presenting him with his 100th Test cap along with a speech. Pujara’s father Arvind, wife Puja, and daughter Aditi also attended the ceremony. “When we are playing as kids growing up, whether we are playing at home, down the streets and maidans, we all dream of playing for India,” Gavaskar told Pujara in the felicitation ceremony.

“You’ve taken the blows, you got up, and you made bowlers earn you wicket. Every single run you scored is a big plus for India. You’ve been a role model for what hard work, self-belief, and dreams can do. Welcome to the 100th Test club, and I wish and pray you that you become the first Indian to score a big hundred in your 100th Test and lay the foundation for yet another win in Delhi,” Gavaskar added.

Pujara, who is a one-format player, made his debut against Australia back in 2010 in Bengaluru and scored four and 72 runs in both the innings. In his 13-year career, Pujara amassed 7,021 runs in 99 Test matches at an average of 44.15, including 19 centuries and 34 half-centuries, with the best being his unbeaten 206 runs against England at Ahmedabad in 2012.

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Cheteshwar Pujara gets Guard of Honor from teammates

Cheteshwar Pujara gets Guard of Honor from teammates
Cheteshwar Pujara gets Guard of Honor from teammates

Pujara received the much-deserved Guard of Honour from his Indian teammates as they clapped and honored him. The BCCI’s Twitter handle shared the video with the caption: “A guard of honor and a warm welcome for @cheteshwar1 on his 100th Test.“

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Talking about the match, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first. After the wicket of David Warner (15), Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the two batsmen, Marnus Labuschagne (18) and Steve Smith (0) in the same over. Australia have so far scored 94/3 for the loss of three wickets.

Travis Head and Usman Khawaja are at the crease, playing at 1 and 49 runs respectively. India are leading the four-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Nagpur for an innings and 132 runs.

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