Cheteshwar Pujara Retire from cricket: Cheteshwar Pujara has said goodbye to his 20-year cricket career. During this, he played cricket for India for 13 years, playing a total of 108 international matches.

Cheteshwar Pujara has retired from all formats of cricket. He played cricket for 20 years. In these 20 years, he has also spent 13 years in international cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara played his first match in domestic cricket in the year 2005. It was a first class match, which was played between Saurashtra and Vidarbha. He also played his last match as a first class against Gujarat in February 2025. He stepped into List A a year after his first class debut.

Pujara had an international career of 13 years

Pujara stepped into international cricket in the year 2010. He made his debut against Australia in Bangalore, which was a Test match. At the same time, he made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 2013. Pujara's ODI career did not last long, but he remained in Test cricket for the next 13 years after his debut. He also played his last Test against Australia in June 2023.

Cheteshwar Pujara announced retirement through Instagram

Cheteshwar Pujara informed about his retirement through social media. He announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on his Instagram. He wrote on Instagram - Wearing India's jersey, singing India's national anthem and the passion to give your best every time you step on the field, all of them cannot be put into words. They all matter to me. But, every good thing comes to an end. I have also decided to retire from all forms of cricket.

Pujara's cricket career

Talking about Cheteshwar Pujara's career, in 20 years he has played 278 first class matches, 130 List A and 71 T20 matches. In first class, he has scored 21301 runs with 66 centuries. At the same time, he has 5759 runs with 16 centuries in List A. While in T20, he has scored 1556 runs with 1 century.

Pujara has played 103 Tests and 5 ODIs for India. In these 108 international matches, he has scored more than 7200 runs. Pujara has 19 centuries in Test cricket, in which his best score is 206 not out.