Overview

• Pujara announced via social media that he is stepping away from all forms of Indian cricket, having last played for India in the 2023 World Test Championship final at The Oval.
• The 37-year-old finishes with 7,195 Test runs, 19 centuries and an average of 43.60 in 103 matches, ranking eighth on India’s all-time Test run list.
• His defining stretch came in the 2018–19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he was Player of the Series with 521 runs, and he played crucial holding roles in the 2020–21 win in Australia.
• Beyond internationals, he compiled 21,301 first-class runs with 66 centuries for Saurashtra and in county cricket, underscoring a red-ball career built on patience and endurance.
• Messages poured in from Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, ICC chairman Jay Shah, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill, as commentators also noted he received no formal farewell after recent selection omissions.