Cheteshwar Pujara hailed as 'The New Wall', 'Ultimate Warrior'; becomes top Twitter trend

India's batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara celebrated his 33rd birthday on Monday, January 25. The right-handed batsman has been the pillar of India's batting in Test cricket for almost a decade, having churned out runs consistently in the format. Pujara successfully managed to fill the void that that was left after Rahul Dravid's retirement. 

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Cheteshwar Pujara birthday: Fans laud India's No. 3 as he turns 33

The 33-year old recently played a crucial role in India's historic three-wicket win over Australia at The Gabba which helped the visitors clinch the series 2-1. Pujara scored a valiant half-century (56 off 211 balls) and ensured that India didn't lose the plot during a mammoth run chase of 328. Notably, this was Pujara's slowest half-century in the format which came off 200 balls

However, it wasn't an easy ride for Pujara by any means who was barraged with countless bouncers, some of which ended up hitting him. Despite copping several blows on his arm, head, chest and fingers, the premier batsman had stayed put at the crease for more than 200 deliveries, keeping Indian in the hunt to win the all-important series-defining Test. After the match, during the dressing room speech, Indian head coach Ravi Shastri heaped praise on Pujara for his knock of 56 off 211 balls and called him a 'true warrior' for continuing to play despite copping several blows to his body. 

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As Pujara turned 33, fans came together to wish the cricketer and in no time his name started trending on Twitter. Several reactions poured in as fans wished Pujara and hailed him by calling him 'The New Wall' and 'Ultimate Warrior' for his heroics in the Brisbane Test. Here's how Pujara birthday was celebrated by fans.

Cheteshwar Pujara Test career

The Pujara Test career has been nothing short of spectacular and his stats in the format are a testimonial to his genius. Pujara has represented India 81 Tests, scoring 6111 runs at an impressive average of 47.7 with 18 hundreds and 28 fifties.  The Pujara highest score in Tests is 206* that he scored against England in Ahmedabad in 2012.

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Cheteshwar Pujara net worth

Pujara, who is in India’s scheme of things in the longest format of the game, is one of the most reliable batsmen in the Indian Test team. Due to him playing just one format of the game, the Saurashtra batsman does not do multiple endorsements. His inability to bag an IPL contract further hits Pujara's net worth. The Cheteshwar Pujara net worth is estimated to be around $2 million according to caknowledge.com. It is majorly earned from his Team India contract and a few endorsements.

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