Cheteshwar Pujara has stopped his cricket career on August 24, 2025. He will be remembered as a legendary player of Test cricket in Indian cricket. Now he has broken the silence on his retirement. Talking to news agency PTI, he said that it was an honor for him to play with veterans like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.

Talking to PTI, Cheteshwar Pujara said, “When I made my debut in Mahi Bhai’s captaincy in 2010, he was like a dream come true for me because there were many great players in the team at that time. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguli, Gautam Gambhir, VVS Laxman and many other other veterans were also in that team. It was, so he was one of the most glorious moments of my cricket career. “

VIDEO | India’s Test Cricket Star Cheteshwar Pujara Spoke About His Debut Game and His Teammates after Announcing His Decision to Retire from Cricket.

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– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) August 24, 2025

Cheteshwar Pujara made his international cricket debut against Australia in 2010 in Bengaluru. In the first innings of that match, Pujara came to bat at number-5, where he was able to score just 5 runs. At the same time, in the second innings, he got a chance to bat on the third order, this time he made a significant contribution in winning 72 runs in the innings of 72 runs.

On the one hand, new changes are going on in the Indian cricket team, now something similar is happening in domestic cricket. Ajinkya Rahane has given up the captaincy of Mumbai, but at the same time he also made it clear that he will continue to play for the Mumbai team. Apart from him, Cheteshwar Pujara will also be available for the upcoming domestic season. Rahane believes that now the time has come to give command in the hands of a young player and he called the captaincy of Mumbai to be a matter of pride.

Ajinkya Rahane left the captaincy

The new Ranji season is going to start from October 15. Before that, Ajinkya Rahane said on leaving the captaincy of Mumbai, “It was a matter of honor to captain the Mumbai team and win the championship with it. Since the new season is getting closer, I think it’s time to prepare the new captain. So I have decided not to continue the game as a captain.”

Along with this, Ajinkya Rahane also said that he will continue to play for Mumbai as a player and he is excited to play the next season. Ajinkya Rahane captained Mumbai in 70 matches, on the other hand he has played more than 186 matches for Mumbai in his 18 -year domestic career.

Cheteshwar Pujara will have returns

According to Cricbuzz, an official of the Saurashtra Cricket Association said, “Pujara has shown interest in playing in the next Ranji season. This is obviously good news for us because his experience will be a very good thing for the team. Let us tell you that Pujara has played 103 Test matches for India, he has not got a place in Team India after June 2023.

Recently, Cheteshwar Pujara was not given a place in the West Zone Squad for the Dilip Trophy by the selectors. Explaining the reason for this, the selectors said that they want to prepare a young team. The Ranji season will start from October 15, where Saurashtra will face Karnataka in his first match.

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