"Hunger Is Even More": 37-Year-Old Ignored Star Raring For India Comeback
Once a vital cog of India's Test batting line-up, Cheteshwar Pujara, remains out of favour for around a year and 9 months now. His last appearance in the national colours came when India played Australia in the final of World Test Championship in June 2023. Since then, the right-handed batter has failed to make a cut into the team. The number 3 Test batter was the backbone of India's middle-order for many years, scoring 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60, with 19 centuries and 35 fifties. But once he was dropped, the team started looking for options beyond him.