Cheteshwar Pujara's illustrious career in pictures

Pujara holds aloft the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2019 at the SCG. He scored 521 runs in India's first ever series win in Australia

Cheteshwar Pujara in his debut Test against Australia in Bengaluru in 2010. Despite scoring just 4 in his first innings, he scored 72 as India chased down 207

Pujara celebrates his first Test century against New Zealand in Hyderabad in 2012. He reached the three-figure mark for this first time in his fourth Test appearance for the country

Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates his second double-century against Australia in Ranchi in 2017

Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates his first Test century in England in the fourth Test in Southampton. He scored an unbeaten 132 which was eventually in a losing cause

Pujara walks off to a standing ovation after scoring 193 runs at the SCG in January 2019. India scored 622/7 in the first innings, which was also contributed to by Rishabh Pant's 159*

Pujara raises his bat after a gritty knock of 56 in the famous Gabba Test in 2021. He copped multiple blows in his innings which held up one end for India in the chase of 328

Pujara copped many body blows in the 2020-21 series win against Australia. Yet, he battled through despite the pain and soreness to carry the team onwards to victory in the series

Pujara was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 season and was part of the IPL champions that year. He, however, didn't make an appearance for the franchise during that season and was then subsequently released

After a three-year gap, Pujara reached the three-figure mark against Bangladesh in 2022

Pujara receives a guard of honour from his team in his 100th Test match against Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi in 2023. He became only the second player after Ricky Ponting to hit the winning runs in their 100th Test

Pujara's final Test appearance for the country came in the World Test Championship Final in 2023 in India's loss to Australia at The Oval, London. Pujara scored 41 runs combined in the match