Overview

• The 37-year-old ends his Test career with 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60 and 19 centuries, placing him eighth on India’s all-time list.
• His Player-of-the-Series 521 runs in the 2018–19 Australia tour and his attritional 2020–21 knocks were central to India’s back-to-back series wins there.
• Pujara’s last India appearance came in the 2023 World Test Championship final at The Oval, after which he was not selected again.
• Current and former figures, including the BCCI, Anil Kumble, Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill, posted tributes, and Virat Kohli thanked him for “making my job easier at 4.”
• Some commentators criticized the lack of a farewell match, and Pujara confirmed he will not play the upcoming Ranji season to create opportunities for younger players.