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After playing 103 Tests and scoring 7195 runs, Cheteshwar Pujara announced his retirement from Test cricket on Sunday, August 24.
Jaydev Unadkat’s tweet for Cheteshwar Pujara goes viral. (Picture Credit: X/@JUnadkat)
Indian fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat took to X on Sunday (August 24) to share a special post for Cheteshwar Pujara. Unadkat shared the dressing room with Pujara for Team India as well as in the Ranji Trophy for Saurashtra. In the last 15 years, he formed a special bond with Pujara, and according to him, the 37-year-old right-handed batter from Rajkot, who announced his retirement from Indian cricket on Sunday, is not just his senior or colleague but also his brother.
Unadkat, who has played four Tests, 8 ODIs and 10 T20Is for Team India since making his debut in December 2010, feels Pujara’s grit and determination for the game is something that everyone talks about and will talk about for generations to come.
In his post for Chintu (Pujara’s nickname), which is now going viral on the internet, Unadkat said that Pujara is and will be an inspiration for generations.
“Hi Jaydev, this is Cheteshwar. I have had a word with Dada and you have to go for KKR trials. You are bowling very well so keep it up!”
This was our first conversation on phone after one of our ranji trophy nets where I was still a net bowler, back in 2010. Little did i know back then, that we would become best mates and share some of our finest memories, and not just on the field!
Your grit and determination for the game is something that everyone talks about and will talk about for generations to come. And deservedly so. But there was that other side of you, the funnier/naughtier/louder side, where we fought (sometimes violently!) for every fifa battle and took the longest to play every hand at the cards game and argued on absolutely silly topics..
Today when you are putting an end to your illustrious career, I am super proud, although a bit emotional. I am super proud to call you my senior first, my colleague second, and my brother to round it all off!
I can keep going on and on, writing and remembering about all those wonderful days. But I will save it till I also call it a day and then we can both sit and reminisce the good old days!
For now, I just want to congratulate you, Puja & Arvind Uncle for a journey that is nothing short of a fairy-tale. You are and will be an inspiration for generations!
Thank you, Chintu. See you soon,” Unadkat tweeted.
“Hi Jaydev, this is Cheteshwar. I have had a word with Dada and you have to go for KKR trials. You are bowling very well so keep it up!”This was our first conversation on phone after one of our ranji trophy nets where I was still a net bowler, back in 2010. Little did i know… pic.twitter.com/gyXs3LNxzW
— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) August 24, 2025
Pujara, who announced his retirement via a post on X on Sunday morning played 103 Test matches for Team India and scored 7195 runs. He finished his career as eighth leading run getter for India in the five-day format of the game and scored 19 centuries.
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Rajkot, India, India
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