Bangalore: Cheteshwar Pujara today gave full credit to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers for helping him do a good job in Test matches as well.
"It is great to share dressing room with AB and Gayle. I have been learning a lot from them. AB is one of them who has been guiding me since last year, which has helped in Test
format as well," Pujara said.
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03:46 PM, May 17, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab required another match-saving innings from David Miller to spare their blushes as the left-hander from South Africa smashed an unbeaten 101 off just 38 balls to help his side chase down a massive 191-run target and deny Royal Challengers Bangalore a chance to ensure a playoff berth. Miller, who made an 80 not out against Pune Warriors to take his side home a few matches back,...
11:32 PM, May 06, 2013
Dubai: Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin were the only two Indian cricketers to figure in the ICC's latest Test rankings in batting and bowling respectively. While Pujara retained the number seven position with 777 ranking points in the batting chart, Ashwin was static at number six in the bowling list with 757 points to his kitty. The batting was headed by South Africa's Hashim Amla, followed by Shivnarine Chanderpaul and...
02:26 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Think of the current crop of Indian players. Think of them in the context of Test cricket for the next five years. Start counting today. How many make it to your thumb hopping on fingers? Just two, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli. And still there are teeth cringing and fists clenching over Pujara's exclusion from an ODI tournament on its last legs. Not a brow moved over not seeing Zaheer...
02:16 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Dubai: India's middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin have achieved their career-best rankings in batting and bowling, respectively in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings released here on Wednesday. They have reaped the rewards for their impressive performances during India's historic 4-0 series sweep over Australia. Pujara's unbeaten 82 helped India script a six-wicket win in the fourth Test against Australia in Delhi, which led to the Saurashtra...
02:33 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Bangalore: The former India batting stalwart Rahul Dravid feels that Cheteshwar Pujara has all the wherewithal to succeed in one-dayers as well. Dravid told this in an interaction event with fans organised by ESPNcricinfo. "He's had a great start to his international career, in fact a much better start than I did," Dravid said. "I think he has been brought up in the old school of batsmanship. He is developing...
12:23 PM, Mar 27, 2013
New Delhi: India's landmark 4-0 whitewash of Australia featured clutch performances by a crop of young players who pitched in match-winning turns that shoved Australia on the back foot and masked over the struggles and absence of more experienced players. Shikhar Dhawan stepped up in his Test innings with a memorable century; Murali Vijay made a strong return to the format to push for longer selection in tougher conditions; Ravindra...
11:22 AM, Mar 26, 2013
A look back at the key performers and passages of play which led to India's whitewash of Australia in the 2012-13 Border Gavaskar Trophy. 1st Test, Day 2: Tendulkar rolls back the years Sachin Tendulkar walked to the crease in the sixth over of India's first innings with the scorecard reading 12 for 2, in reply to Australia's 380, and buckled down to take the score to 182 for 3...
08:20 AM, Mar 25, 2013
New Delhi: Sixteen wickets fell on an absorbing Sunday at the Feroz Shah Kotla, the last four of which were lost by India en route to a six-wicket win over Australia that sealed their first 4-0 series win in their 473rd Test, revenge for the whitewash in Australia last year. Starring with the ball was left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, whose maiden five-wicket haul helped bowl Australia out for 164 on...
11:37 AM, Mar 24, 2013
The offspinner took 5 for 94 as India finished the day on 266 for 8, setting up an intriguing Sunday on a wearing Kotla surface. ...
11:39 AM, Mar 23, 2013
On the ever of the third Test at Mohali, CNN-IBN's cricket expert Kris Srikkanth says India are firm favourites to take the contest 4-0 against Australia. ...
09:07 PM, Mar 13, 2013
India, Australia and England are separated by 13 ratings points on the ICC table which will be updated at the conclusion of India-Australia and New Zealand-England Test series on March 26. ...
07:49 PM, Mar 13, 2013
The suspense over Pujara's extent of injury ended with team-mate Shikhar Dhawan confirming the Indian middle-order mainstay's participation in the third Test. ...
02:28 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Cheteshwar Pujara suffered a blow during Indian team's net session at the PCA Stadium ahead of the third cricket Test against Australia starting on Thursday. ...
06:48 PM, Mar 12, 2013
While the contributions of Pujara, Jadeja and Vijay proved immense, there are still some lingering worries for India ahead of the third Test at Mohali. ...
08:23 AM, Mar 07, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket experts Maninder Singh and Kris Srikkanth discuss MS Dhoni's leadership qualities following India's thumping win in the second Test against Australia on Tuesday. ...
11:38 PM, Mar 05, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket experts Kri Srikkanth and Aakash Chopra discuss India's thumping win in the second Test against Australia on Tuesday. ...
08:22 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Reactions on Twitter after India defeated Australia by an innings and 135 runs in Hyderabad to claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series. ...
07:02 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Former India opener Kris Srikkanth was also impressed with the 370-run partnership between Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay that paved the way for the Indian win in the second Test against Australia on Tuesday. ...
04:30 PM, Mar 05, 2013
