Cheteshwar Pujara Scores 66th First-Class Century, Moves to Third in India's All-Time List
21 October at 1:52 pm
Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 66th first-class century in a Ranji Trophy match between Saurashtra and Chhattisgarh. On Day 4, Saurashtra reached 331/3 in 93 overs, trailing by 247 runs after Chhattisgarh made 578/7 in 174 overs. Pujara played an important innings, making 154 runs from 263 balls, hitting 18 fours with no sixes, at a strike rate of 58.56. This is his 25th century in the Ranji Trophy and helped his team after a big score from Chhattisgarh. Pujara is now third among Indian cricketers with the most first-class centuries. He follows Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, who both have 81 centuries, and Rahul Dravid, who has 68. Pujara’s strong performance shows how important he is in this long format of cricket.