Cheteshwar Pujara, the wall of India in Testcricket for more than a decade, announced his retirement of all forms of cricket on Sunday 24 August. Cheteshwar Pujara was one of the most difficult and reliable players of his era in the longest size of the game.
Despite his unparalleled contribution, the silent warrior of India did not get a farewell match that many thought he deserved, and it led to a strong reaction from the former cricketers, including the former Wicketkeeper-Batter and commentator Dineshik.
Cheteshwar Pujara withdraws without saying goodbye, Dinesh Karthik focuses on Gautam Gambhir
While fans tried to Pujara for his marathon beats that have saved India countless times, former cricketers and cricket experts have discussed how the ability of the right-handed success to spend hours helped his teammates in the difficult circumstances both at home and road.
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The patience and the resilience of the Saurashtra cricket player in Australia forced fast bowlers of world class in long, exhausting spells, creating the foertemakers of India to flourish, and it was clear during the historic border-gavaskar Triumpee triumphs in 2018–19 and 2020-2021.
Responding to Cheteshwar Pujara’s retirement, Dineh Karthik has indirectly closed the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir for the way Cheteshwar Pujara was treated. The commentator has insisted that Gambhir had taken the grit of Pujara and the hard work for granted.
Dineh Karthik indirectly hits Gautam Gambhir for the consideration of Pujara for granted
Dineh Karthik said about Cricbuzz: “Many people sometimes sometimes considered Pujara as a matter of course.”
In the meantime, Pujara’s greatness in Australia was not only about runs, but about timing and patience. He was confronted with more than 2,100 balls in 15 innings in two tours to Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21, forcing bowlers in long spells, and it worked in favor of India.
And even the well -known broadcaster Harsha Bhogle admitted that Pujara’s ability to play time helped the middle order to flourish in Australia.
Harsha Bhogle greets the greatness of Cheteshwar Pujara
Bhogle said to Karthik about Cricbuzz: “Absolutely, undoubtedly. There is this story, I think, where Tim Paine says:” Not boring you? “What he did there was the fast Bolle back in a fourth, fifth or sixth spell. And I think, like you, all Van Pujara’s innings, the progression is, the progression is very interesting to see.”
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He added: “Pujara hit 2186 balls in 15 innings during that last tour. Can you imagine it? We see in this era in which matches end in three or four days that the playing time makes such a big difference. And I would like to see a little more of that playing time. And Pujara did that wonderfully.”
Here is Pujara’s pension post –
On the other hand, who announced his retirement of the game, Pujara, X: “Wearing the Indian sweater, singing the national anthem and doing my best every time I got up – it is impossible to put into words what it really meant.”
Wearing the Indian sweater, singing the national anthem and doing my best every time I got on the field – it is impossible to put into words what it really meant. But as they say, all good things have to end, and with enormous gratitude I have decided to retire from all forms of … pic.twitter.com/p8yod5tfyt
– Cheteshwar Pujara (@Cheteshwar1) August 24, 2025
In his career, Pujara represented India in 103 tests and 5 ODIs, in which they scored 7195 runs and 51 runs respectively. He has 19 centuries and 35 fifty to his name in Test Cricket.
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