Australia vs India 2018-19: Rohit Sharma Hails Player of the Tournament Cheteshwar Pujara

521 runs including three-match winning centuries, 1258 deliveries faced – these massive numbers describe the summer for Indian National Cricket team batsman Cheteshwar Pujara. The one-drop batsman has been of top-class throughout the series standing tall against a top-class bowling attack, and Rohit Sharma feels nobody will dare to forget this knock.

Meanwhile, Pujara started that tour with a magnificent hundred in Adelaide which the set the tone for him in this Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Losing four wickets early, India were in deep trouble on day one of the first Test. The ever-dependable man from Saurashtra defied all the odds to bail his side out partnering the tailenders. In addition to, Cheteshwar Pujara shared a massive partnership with Ajinkya Rahane in the second essay to help India post a challenging total in the scoreboard. The bowlers did the rest as the visitors took a crucial 1-0 lead.

However, Pujara had a rare failure in Perth which saw Australia level the series, but India bounced back soon, and so did Pujara. He showed enough grit and patience take the skin out of Australian bowlers. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a brilliant hundred in Melbourne as India were back in the winnings ways to gain an unassailable 2-1 lead. He backed it up with another century at the Sydney as he finished the series as the highest run-getter across the sides.

Rohit lauds Cheteshwar Pujara

Rohit Sharma, who had to return to India to give time to his newborn baby hailed Pujara for his three match-winning centuries. With the presence of skipper Virat Kohli, Pujara’s efforts often go unnoticed. But Rohit feels nobody will dare to forget his stellar show in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar series.

Meanwhile, the batsman from Mumbai, who returned midway through the Test series, went back to the land of Kangaroos to take part in the three-match ODI series starting from January 12.