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37-year-old Pujara announced his retirement from all forms of the game on August 24, 2025.
Puja Pabari pens heartfelt post for Cheteshwar Pujara. (Picture Credit: Instagram/@puja_pabari)
After playing 103 Tests for India from 2010 to 2023, in which he scored 7195 runs, 37-year-old Cheteshwar Pujara called time on his cricket career on Sunday, August 24. Pujara’s retirement, however, didn’t come as a surprise because he was out of Team India for more than a couple of years, and it was always about when Pujara would decide to step away from the game.
Pujara took to X on Sunday morning to confirm the news of him retiring from Indian cricket.
After Pujara called time on his cricket career, many former and present-day cricketers paid rich tribute to him, and on Monday, his wife, Puja Pabari, also penned a heartfelt note for him.
In the post going viral on the internet, Puja wrote that she is glad that Cheteshwar gave his all and played the game his own calm and dignified way.
‘Be in the present as the present is the present of the supreme presence’ – a guiding principle of the Bhagvad Gita which is something you have been living by for quite sometime now, and hope it continues to guide you in this next phase!
As you bid goodbye to your first love, passion and the sport you love so much, I am glad you always gave it your all and played the game in your own calm and dignified way!
From knowing nothing about cricket to loving you and the sport through your eyes – your journey has been a true education in life’s lessons for me, and I couldn’t be more grateful to have gone through the highs and lows of your career together!
I will miss cheering you on the field, following the unshakeable routines, and at times maybe also the anxiousness before a match/series.
For all the missed celebrations and adjustments made in order to prioritise cricket, lets make up for it now.”
During his 15-year-long cricket career, Pujara scored 19 centuries and 35 fifties. He finished his career as India’s eighth leading run-getter in the five-day format of the game. Pujara played a big role in India’s back-to-back Test series wins in Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
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