Ranji Trophy triumph is a fitting tribute to Cheteshwar Pujara, says Jaydev Unadkat

Cheteshwar Pujara, calling him one of the region's favourite sons. Saurashtra defeated Bengal by nine wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata earlier today to win the premier domestic first-class title.On the other hand, Pujara hit the winning runs against Australia in his milestone 100th Test in Delhi."Like I'd said before, it's a fitting tribute to one of Saurashtra's favourite sons, Chintu (Pujara's nickname). He played his 100th Test for India against Australia in Delhi, but he was equally eager, wishing us all throughout," Unadkat said after the win.

Pujara is the 13th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests or more. He made his debut in 2010 and has scored over 7000 runs in his 13-year-long Test career.On the latest triumph, Unadkat, who led the team to three premier domestic titles across formats in as many years, said "this decade and era belongs" to Saurashtra.Saurashtra defeated Bengal in a replay of the 2020 final to win the Ranji Trophy for the second time. This was also their second title this season, having stamped their authority in the one-day format by claiming the Vijay Hazare Trophy in December."It was important to win this one to prove the dominance and to show everyone that this era, the decade belongs to Saurashtra," Unadkat told reporters after their triumph."Three trophies in three years proves that we have been doing a lot of things right. We have set a tone, I'm really proud of what this team has achieved."The 31-year-old, who made a dream Test comeback after 12 years in Bangladesh last year, was busy with India's series against Australia. But Unadkat was "granted" permission to play the Ranji final."At the moment, I feel that my body is in good shape. The ball is coming out nicely off the hand. I'm able