Cheteshwar Pujara Joins Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid In Elite List With Another Ton For Sussex

06.05.2023 - 15:17 sports.ndtv.com

Cheteshwar Pujara continued his brilliant run of form in country cricket as the veteran India batter slammed another century for Sussex.

Pujara looked in fine form as he scored 136 against Worcestershire and in the process, achieved a massive milestone in first-class cricket.

He is now part of an elite list that boasts of names like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.

Gavaskar is leading the list with 25,834 runs from 348 matches with Tendulkar second with 25,396 runs from 310 games. Dravid currently third in the list.

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