In the second Test between India and Australia started today in Delhi, the star Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara is playing his 100th game in this longest format. This is one of the most incredible achievements one cricketer could look to achieve in his cricket career.
Before Pujara 12 Indian cricketers have achieved this milestone and the current no.3 in Test cricket is 13th one to do from team India. Pujara had some words from Hindustan Times before the match and said that he made his Test debut for Australia and that team always motivated him to perform best.
Pujara said,”It is the best team in the world, I have made my debut against them so my first and the 100th Test will be against Australia. They are a competitive side. It is never easy to score runs against them. They are always very expressive, they are very talkative, they bring the best out of me. They always put up a fight, challenge you and I always enjoy that challenge.”
Before this match, Pujara had 7021 runs for the Indian cricket team in Tests. During these 99 matches, he had scored 19 centuries and 34 half centuries. He also scored a highest score of 206*.
Here are the list of Indian Cricketers who have played 100 Test matches:
Sachin Tendulkar – 200
Rahul Dravid – 163
VVS Laxman – 134
Anil Kumble – 132
Kapil Dev – 131
Sunil Gavaskar – 125
Dilip Vengsarkar – 116
Sourav Ganguly – 113
Virat Kohli – 105
Ishant Sharma – 105
Harbhajan Singh – 103
Virender Sehwag – 103
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