Modern-day batting Great Virat Kohli has given a heartfelt tribute to 37-year-old Cheteshwar Pujara, who recently announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Kohli openly confessed that Cheteshwar Pujara made his journey very easy and congratulated him for an incredible career.
Cheteshwar Pujara played 103 Tests
The India Test batting Great Cheteshwar Pujara announced retirement from cricket in all forms on Sunday, 24 August on Sunday, 24 August.
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After announcing his retirement, Pujara revealed that he thought of playing the upcoming Ranji Trophy season, but felt that it was the right time to move forward as he wanted to make way for young players in Saurashtra squad.
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Pujara was considered as the wall of the Indian testing team, and emerged as the right successor for the legendary Rahul Dravid. He played 94 matches at number 3 in his Test career and played some incredible match-defining knocks.
Overall, he scored 7195 runs in 103 Test matches at a good average of 43.60. The right -handed batsman hit 19 tonnes and 35 fifties in his career and performed under various circumstances for India.
His last presence for the Indian Test team came in the ICC World Test Championship 2023 finals, and after that, he was not remembered despite performing well in domestic and county cricket.
4 Thank you for making my job easier in Pujji – Virat Kohli
On Tuesday, August 26, Virat Kohli took him on Instagram to pay his heartfelt tribute to Cheteshwar Pujara. He said that Pujara made his work easy in Test cricket and prepared him to make a wonderful career.
Virat Kohli wrote in his Instagram story, “Thank you for making my job easier in 4 Pujaji. You had a wonderful career. Congratulations and what’s next to you.
Virat Kohli’s Instagram Story for Cheteshwar Pujara. pic.twitter.com/xycqlxdl5m
– Mufadal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 26 August, 2025
In particular, Pujara and Kohli, batting at number 3 and number 3 for more than a decade, gave stability to the Indian test team. Pujara played 62 Test matches under Kohli’s captaincy and scored 4310 runs.
For the success of Akash Chopra and Ravichandran Ashwin Credit Pujara Kohli
Before Virat Kohli’s entry, former India cricketers Ravichandran Ashwin and Akash Chopra spoke about Pujara’s important role in Kohli’s success.
Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “Pujara’s contribution in NO.3, as if, as if, Virat Kohli also played an important role in helping Virat Kohli score his runs.”
“Sachin Tendulkar’s best came when Rahul Dravid was in his best form. The same is true for Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli. You will find that Virat Kohli’s best year in testing cricket, when Cheteshwar Pujara was very good. YouTube channel.
Players like him no longer come – Akash Chopra
Akash Chopra also praised Pujara and claimed that he was the last of Test cricket purists and players like him no longer come.
“Cheteshwar Pujara, trusted Pujara, a lot of patience and determination, feeling of fight.
She said, “This was a happiness, respect and privilege to play with you. The team always came first and she will do anything. She will go through a wall, and she will be on the wall. The longest test for India came with the bat of Dastak Pujara. She has batted on a Test match of all five days.”
