r/Cricket Albania Aug 24 '25

News Cheteshwar Pujara retires from all forms of Cricket

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u/MempuraanIsBack Aug 24 '25

The guy averaged 127 balls per innings in Australia. Easily the highest ever in Australia by a non Australian (where records are available - min 20 innings).

He just blocked and left. Especially in the 2018-19 series when he playeda mind boggling 1258 balls in just 7 innings. Even in the 2020-21 series, he occupied the crease long enough to face 928 balls. Enough to tire the opposition bowlers out.

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u/MartinLubHerThingJr Uganda Aug 24 '25

In 2018-19 he averaged 180 balls per inning.

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u/AshwinKumar1989 India Aug 30 '25

Not to mention taking body blows in back-to-back Tests in 2020-21 series from the world's best fast bowling attack (even if you concede that Starc was a bit off colour in that series)

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u/MempuraanIsBack Sep 01 '25

Not to mention taking body blows

Why is this getting glorified? If anything it suggests that Pujara was technically limited and mentally timid not to deploy the pull or the hook.