Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:32am on 24 Aug 2025,Sunday Sports
On August 24, 2025, veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending a career defined by patience, resilience, and classical technique . Over 103 Test matches, Pujara amassed 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60, including 19 centuries, making him India’s eighth-highest Test run-scorer . His standout achievement came as Player of the Series in India’s historic 2018–19 Test series victory in Australia, where he scored 521 runs and anchored India’s batting . The news marks the close of an era for one of modern cricket’s most steadfast bearers of Test-match spirit. (PC: BCCI)
