Published 13:52 IST, August 15th 2019

Independence Day: Cheteshwar Pujara takes an oath, makes an appeal for citizens to join in

As the nation celebrates its 73rd Independence Day, sports personalities like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Sania Mirza, Jwala Gutta among others took to social media and wished their friends and fans, a 'Happy Independence Day'

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As nation celebrates its 73rd Independence Day, sports personalities like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Sania Mirza, Jwala Gutta among ors took to social media and wished ir friends and fans, a 'Happy Independence Day'. Social media has been abuzz since morning with several stars sharing greetings along with some inspirational messs and pictures holding up flag with pride. 

On occasion of Independence Day, Cheteshwar Pujara has come up with a special mess for citizens of India.

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Cheteshwar Pujara's heart-warming mess on Independence Day

Pujara took to social media and wrote that on this Independence Day, let's take an oath to protect peace and unity of our nation'. What is more touching is that Pujara, who is arguably India's most reliable batsman in Test match cricket h also posted an im in which he is seen holding tri-colour flag while he is about to go out to bat. 

Re Pujara's tweet and see im here:

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Gujarat cricketer will next be seen in action during India's two-match Test series against West Indies which starts from August 22. first Test will be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stium in Antigua while second one will be played in Kingston, Jamaica on from August 30. Test series will also kick-off Team India's ICC World Test Championship campaign. 

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Pujara was India's leing run-scorer in Test series against Australia Down Under where he h amassed almost 700 runs (692 to be precise) in four-match Test series. It played a significant role in India winning ir first-ever Test series on Australian soil. Rajkot batsman h also played a crucial kck during Test series against South Africa in early 2018 on an extremely difficult wicket at Cape Town. Thanks to his efforts and solid resistance, Virat Kohli-led side mand to win final Test match and ended series with a 2-1 margin having alrey lost series.

He will be expected to continue his splendid form in Caribbean following which India will be hosting South Africa at home next month as race to ICC World Test Championship gets more stiffer.

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