Cheteshwar Pujara Surpasses Brian Lara with Century in Ranji Trophy, Will He Get a Chance on Australia Tour?

Cheteshwar Pujara’s Century Pushes Saurashtra Ahead in Ranji Trophy

Right-handed batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who is out of the Indian Test team, has not given up on his efforts to make a comeback. He is continuously scoring runs and is attracting the attention of the selectors. Pujara scored another century in the Ranji Trophy on Monday. Playing against Chhattisgarh at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Pujara scored this century and put his team Saurashtra in a strong position.

Pujara started the fourth day of the match with 75 runs. Pujara, known for his durable batting, did not have any trouble in completing the century. After completing the century, he has left a legendary batsman behind.

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Pujara Surpasses Brian Lara in First-Class Centuries

With this century, Pujara has taken his number of centuries in first-class cricket to 66 and has left behind West Indies’ legendary batsman Brian Lara. Brian Lara has scored a total of 65 centuries in first class. Pujara has also completed his 21,000 runs in first class. He is scoring runs continuously and trying to take his team ahead of the huge score made by Chhattisgarh.

Chhattisgarh declared the first innings at 578 runs for the loss of seven wickets. For that, captain Amandeep Khare scored an unbeaten 203 runs. Sanjit Desai contributed 146 runs. Ayush Pandey scored 52 runs.

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Will Pujara Get a Chance on the Australia Tour?

India won the Test series on the last two Australia tours and both times Pujara’s batting came in handy for the team. At the end of the year, India will once again play a five-match Test series in Australia which is very important for them. India’s dream of playing the WTC final depends on this series. In such a situation, Pujara’s experience can be useful in strengthening the middle order of the team.

He is also in good form. The team also needs him because India has not yet found Pujara’s replacement at number 3. Shubman Gill has played some good innings but Pujara’s experience can be useful for India in Australia. It remains to be seen whether captain Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir give him a chance or keep him out.