Cheteshwar Pujara, India’s wall in Test cricket for more than a decade, declared his retirement in all forms of cricket on Sunday, August 24. Cheteshwar Pujara was one of the most difficult and most trusted players of his era in the longest format of the game.
Despite his unmatched contribution, India’s silent warrior did not get a farewell match, which many people felt that he was worthy, and made a strong response from former cricketers, including former wicketkeeper-boss and commentator Dinesh Karthik.
Cheteshwar Pujara targets Dinesh Karthik Gautam Gambhir without a farewell.
While fans paid homage to Pujara for their marathon knock, who saved India countless times, former cricketers and cricket experts are discussing how the right hand batsman’s ability to bat for hours for hours helped their comrades to help their peers in difficult situations in both home and distance.
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The patience and flexibility of the Saurashtra cricketer in Australia forced world-class fast bowlers in long-term draining mantras, which created opportunities for the stroke-makers of India to flourish, and it was clear during the team’s victory of the team’s historic border-gavaskar trophy in 2018-19 and 2020-2021.
Reacting to Cheteshwar Pujara’s retirement, Dinesh Karthik indirectly slammed Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir, the way Cheteshwar Pujara was treated. The commentator has insisted that Gambhir did Pujara’s patience and hard work.
Dinesh Karthik indirectly slammed Gautam Gambhir to take a prize
Dinesh Karthik said on the cricbuzz, “Many people have actually taken Pujara sometimes.”
Meanwhile, Pujara’s greatness in Australia was not only about runs but about time and patience. He faced more than 2,100 balls in 15 innings in two tourism in Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21, forced the bowlers to long mantras, and worked in favor of India.
And even the famous broadcaster Harsha Bhogle admitted that Pujara’s ability to play time has helped to flourish the middle order in Australia.
Harsh Bhogle saw the greatness of Cheteshwar Pujara
Bhogle told Karthik on the cricbuzz, “At all, there is no doubt. There is a story, I think Tim Pine says,” Don’t you get bored with batting? ” ,
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He said, “Pujara batted on 2186 balls in 15 innings on that final tour. Can you imagine? We are watching in this era where the match is ending in three or four days that the playing time is making such a big difference. And I would like to see the time of that game a little more. And Pujara did that brilliantly.”
Here is Pujara’s retirement post –
On the other hand, announcing his retirement from the game, Pujara posted, X: “Wearing Indian Jersey, singing anthem, and every time I stepped on the field, make my best effort – it is impossible to put into words what it really means.”
Wearing Indian jersey, singing anthem, and every time I stepped on the field, it is impossible to make my best – it is impossible to keep in words what it really means. But as they say, all good things should be finished, and with immense gratitude I have decided to retire from all forms … pic.twitter.com/p8yod5tfyt
– Cheteshwar Pujara (@Cheteshwar 1) August 24, 2025
In his career, Pujara represented India at 103 tests and 5 Odis, scoring 7195 runs and 51 runs respectively. He has 19 centuries and 35 fifties for his name in Test cricket.
