Cheteshwar Pujara
On scorecards: CA Pujara
In-game rating: 91/99
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CAREER IN BRIEF
Cheteshwar Pujara played 103 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2010 to 2023. The first came against Australia at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, with scores of 4 and 72, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 5,740 runs at 49.5 in 75 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 206 not out from 389 balls against England at Narendra Modi Stadium in 2012, in a match India won. In all: 19 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 52.6 across 51 Tests; away it was 37.4 across 50 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 2,074 runs at 49.4 in 25 Tests. M Chinnaswamy Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 277 runs at 39.6. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. India won 58 of the Tests Cheteshwar Pujara played and lost 27, with 18 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 103 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206* | 389 | England | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 204 | 341 | Australia | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 202 | 525 | Australia | JSCA International Stadium Complex | 2017 | Drawn |
| 193 | 373 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2019 | Drawn |
| 159 | 306 | New Zealand | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 2012 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1,778 | 39.51 | 5/7 |
| Australia | 25 | 2,074 | 49.38 | 5/11 |
| South Africa | 17 | 882 | 30.41 | 1/6 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 867 | 39.41 | 2/4 |
| West Indies | 9 | 348 | 34.80 | 1/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 743 | 74.30 | 4/1 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 468 | 78.00 | 1/5 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 51 | 3,839 | 52.59 | 10/20 |
| Away | 50 | 3,292 | 37.41 | 9/15 |
| Neutral | 2 | 64 | 16.00 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75 | 5,740 | 49.48 | 18/24 |
| 2020s | 28 | 1,455 | 29.69 | 1/11 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 5 | 277 | 39.57 | 0/2 |
| Eden Gardens | 5 | 261 | 32.63 | 0/3 |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 4 | 510 | 127.50 | 2/2 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 4 | 348 | 58.00 | 2/0 |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | 4 | 306 | 102.00 | 1/0 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 4 | 279 | 46.50 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2010 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2023 at Kennington Oval
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