11 September,2016 10:51 AM IST | | PTI
Under pressure to retain his place in the Test XI, Cheteshwar Pujara overshadowed Rohit Sharma by scoring a solid hundred as India Blue made full use of a placid track to amass 362-3 against India Red on the first day of the Duleep Trophy final here on Saturday
Cheteshwar Pujara scored an unbeaten 111 on Day One
Cheteshwar Pujara scored an unbeaten 111 on Day One
Greater Noida: Under pressure to retain his place in the Test XI, Cheteshwar Pujara overshadowed Rohit Sharma by scoring a solid hundred as India Blue made full use of a placid track to amass 362-3 against India Red on the first day of the Duleep Trophy final here on Saturday.
The other significant contributor on Saturday was skipper Gautam Gambhir with a gutsy 94 off 145 balls.
On a track devoid of grass, Pujara dominated the bowling in his unbeaten 111 off 164 balls, which was laced with 15 boundaries. Pujara also completed 10,000 runs in first-class cricket.
Brief scores
India Blue 362-3 (C Pujara 111', G Gambhir 94, M Agarwal 57; S Binny 1-54) vs India Red
