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Cheteshwar Pujara Retirement: Talismanic batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday shared a heartfelt story with an emotional message on the retirement of former teammate Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara, a workhorse at number three for India in Test matches, bid adieu to the format, amassing 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60. Notably, Pujara had 35 half-centuries and 19 tons under his belt in 103 Tests.

Pujara last featured for India in the 2023 World Test Championship final.

The biggest highlight of Pujara's career was his stellar form during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018-19, which India won 2-1. Incidentally, this was India's first-ever Test series win in Australia. Pujara was the highest run-getter in the series with 521 runs in 7 innings. From his official Instagram account, Kohli thanked Pujara for making his job easier batting at number 4. Check out the caption along with story here:

"Thank you for making my job easier at 4 pujji. You've had an amazing career. Congratulations and wish you the best for what's ahead. God bless @cheteshwarpujara," read the statement from Kohli.

The Kohli-Pujara Partnership

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Both Kohli and Pujara were revered for their exceptional stands which took India to win multiple times in Tests. Together, they scored 3513 runs in 83 innings with seven century partnerships and 18 fifty partnerships.

The 38-year-old Pujara also stated how he felt it was right for him to step away from the format.

"See, I didn’t think much about it earlier. From about a week I thought a little that this is the right time. So today when I took this decision, it is quite a proud moment for me and for my whole family. On this day I want to thank all my teammates, my coaches and all the support staff I worked with, because this is a proud moment for me. Representing the Indian team, from childhood, when I was small, it was always a dream to play for India. When that dream got completed and for so many years this journey went on, we created so many memories, so there are many proud moments in my career till now," said Pujara.