Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 Cheteshwar Pujara: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be played between India and Australia will start from November 22. The first match of the series will be played in Perth. This time Team India did not select veteran batsman Cheteshwar Pujara for the series. Australia’s star fast bowler Josh Hazlewood looked very happy after seeing Pujara out of Team India.
Hazlewood expressed his happiness. He told how Pujara used to make it difficult for him and Australia. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first Test in Perth, Hazlewood said, “I am very happy that Pujara is not here. He is someone who spends a lot of time at the crease. You really have to get his wicket every time. “He has done well in the Australia tour.”
Pujara’s performance on Australia tour
Let us tell you that mostly Pujara has troubled Australia by going to Australia. In four matches of the 2018-19 series, Pujara performed brilliantly and scored 521 runs at an average of 74.42. During this period, he scored 3 centuries with his bat.
After this, Pujara also performed well in the series played in Australia in 2020-21. In that series, Pujji had scored 271 runs with the help of three half-centuries.
Pujara’s test record against Australia
Pujara has played 25 Tests against Australia so far in his career. In 45 innings of these matches, he has scored 2074 runs at an average of 49.38. During this period, he scored 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries, in which the high score was 204 runs.
Pujara’s test career
Let us tell you that Pujara played the last test for Team India in June 2023. After this, he is continuously performing well in the first class, but he is not able to get a place in Team India. Till now Pujara has played 103 tests in his career. In 176 innings of these matches, he has scored 7195 runs at an average of 43.60, which includes 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries.
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