‘I say this today, he is a warrior, for me’ Shastri praises Pujara ahead of his 100th Test

Cheteshwar Pujara played his 100th Test for India on Friday, 17 February. The second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This is the first Test Delhi is hosting since December 2017. The first Test was played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, where the hosts won by an innings and 132 runs.

Shastri told –

“I said then and I say this today, he is a warrior. For me, he is my soldier, like I had said after the Gabba Test. He is a warrior. If India managed to create history by winning two series in Australia, Pujara had a massive role to play in those achievements.”

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was all praise for Pujara for making it to 100 Test matches. He described Cheteshwar Pujara as a ‘warrior’ and said that he will always be a ‘soldier’ for him. The second Test against Australia will be a special moment for the top-order batsman who made his Test debut in 2010. After playing the second Test, the 35-year-old batsman became the 13th player to complete 100 Test matches for India.

Shastri further said –

“He is a quiet operator who can be lethal when required. He has done valuable service to Indian cricket and is a quintessential professional. Many congratulations to him on his 100th Test.”

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