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Top 5 Iconic Test Innings by Cheteshwar Pujara: A Tribute to His Batting Mastery
206* vs England in Ahmedabad, 2012
Cheteshwar Pujara (Source – Twitter)
This was Cheteshwar Pujara’s first double century in Test cricket, and he scored it in his sixth Test match. Notably, the star cricketer batted for 389 balls and hit 21 fours, dominating the English bowlers and setting up a huge first-innings total of 521/8 for India.
Meanwhile, India won the match by nine wickets and Cheteshwar Pujara was named the player of the match. Moreover, this was Pujara’s second double century in Test cricket, and he scored it in the third Test of the 2016-17 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In addition, the top-order batted for 525 balls and hit 21 fours, breaking the record for the most balls faced by an Indian in a Test innings.
