Tributes pour in as Cheteshwar Pujara calls time on a grit-filled career

25 August,2025 08:06 AM IST |  Mumbai  |  A Correspondent

Pujara, it was always reassuring to see you walk out at No. 3. You brought calm, courage, and a deep love for Test cricket every time you played. Your solid technique, patience, and composure under pressure have been a pillar for the team, wrote the legendary Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi, AFP


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Sachin Tendulkar@sachin_rt:
Pujara, it was always reassuring to see you walk out at No. 3. You brought calm, courage, and a deep love for Test cricket every time you played. Your solid technique, patience, and composure under pressure have been a pillar for the team.

Ravi Shastri@RaviShastriOfc:
A real warrior. He was instrumental in my stint as coach for India being the No. 1 side for five years on the trot and the two back-to-back series wins in Australia where he was simply brilliant.

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