IND vs BAN: Watch: Cheteshwar Pujara Denies A Hug To Virat Kohli On Reaching His 100, Realizes Later

On Friday in Chattogram’s maiden Test match between India and Bangladesh, Cheteshwar Pujara scored his first Test century in 1443 days. On his way to a 19th Test match hundred, Pujara struck 13 fours. Pujara raced in the last stages of his stay to manage the hundred as the Indian side looked to declare its second innings with a lead approaching 500.

This was Pujara’s quickest Test hundred after 130 deliveries. His second 50 runs came in 43 balls, whereas his first 50 runs required 87 deliveries. When skipper KL Rahul concluded the innings with a lead of 512 runs, the 34-year-old was still undefeated at 102 runs. On the other end, Virat Kohli was batting at 19 runs off 29 deliveries.

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When Cheteshwar Pujara reached 90 in the first innings of the Chattogram Test, he came very close to ending the dry spell. However, a stunning delivery from left-arm spinner Taijul Islam on 90 brought him down.

Watch: Cheteshwar Pujara Misses Virat Kohli’s Open Arms As He Celebrates His Century, Realizes Later

Meanwhile, during the celebrations of his landmark achievement, Pujara denied his batting partner Virat Kohli a hug as the Saurashtra batter was keeping his eyes on the ball while it reached the boundary ropes. However, later he realized his mistake and hugged the former India skipper while acknowledging his teammates in the dressing room.

Virat Kohli only scored 19 runs during Pujara and Kohli’s quick third-wicket partnership, which saw them stitch together a 75-run partnership.

First Ishan and now Pujara.

Kohli celebrating his teammates centuries before them and being happy for them like this is so wholesome. ? pic.twitter.com/kCaPuXKswP

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Century For Cheteshwar Pujara In Test Cricket After Almost 4 Years

Pujara last reached a century in this format against Australia in Sydney in January 2019. His last Test appearance was in the fifth Test against England in Birmingham, which was delayed until July. In the game, he had scores of 13 and 66.

Pujara made his comeback to the Test squad in the Birmingham match after being benched for the two-match series against Sri Lanka in March due to a decline in performance.

Pujara, who was making his comeback, had a fruitful season in the County Championship Division Two in 2022, scoring eight hundreds for Sussex across all forms, including three doubles. He averaged 1094 runs at 109.4 throughout the course of 13 innings for Sussex in the Championship.

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