The veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara threw curtains on his illustrious race in India on Sunday after playing 103 tests, but not recovering his place in the last two years.
The 37 -year -old, who made his debut in the test in 2010, played for the last time for India in the final of the World Testing Championship of 2023, but has been active in the National Cricket and Cricket of the County in England.
“Using the Indian shirt, singing the anthem and doing my best every time I stepped on the field, it is impossible to express in words what it really meant,” Pujara wrote in its social media pages.
“But as they say, all good things must come to an end, and with immense gratitude I have decided to retire from all forms of Indian Cricket. Thank you for all love and support!”
Crick’s player’s message continued: “When I was a small child in the small town of Rajkot, along with my parents, I set out to point to the stars; and I dream of being part of the Indian Cricket team.
“I knew little then that this game would give me a lot: invaluable opportunities, experiences, purpose, love and, above all, an opportunity to represent my state and this great nation.”
Pujara binds to the ex -captains of India Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin of the same generation to leave the trial cricket in the last year.
He scored 7,195 races, including 19 hundred, 103 tests, with an average of 43.60.
Pujara also played five -day internationals, but his solid defense and a remarkable ability to play marathon blows made him an asset in the trial cricket.
He demonstrated those skills notably in 2018-19 when India registered his victory of the single test series in Australia with Pujara Player of the series, accumulating 521 races in seven tickets.
Pujara hit 11 hours combined in the Opening test in Adelaide, scoring 123 and 71 when India won the first game in the series.
The former Captain of India, Anil Kumble, gave tributes to Pujara.
“Congratulations on a fantastic career! You have been a great ambassador of this wonderful game,” wrote Kumble, who also trained an Indian team with Pujara, wrote in X.
“We are all proud of all his achievements in the Cricket field.
Pujara, a rare five -day specialist in the age of T20 and the artists of the white ball, has attributed in the past his power to suspend the discipline.
“I have certain routines, fitness, a bit of meditation, yoga and pranayama (a breathing technique) because it is necessary to close the outside noise, even if it is positive,” he told reporters in 2023.
“We play nine tests on average, and when you return home, unless you have a domestic cricket, you are not in contact with the game. Keep challenging you, keep training, looking forward.”
