Cheteshwar Pujara: The Indian team has recently returned from the Sri Lanka tour. Where the team played a series of 3 T20 and 3 ODI matches. After Sri Lanka, now Team India has to play a series of 2 Tests and 3 T20 matches with Bangladesh. The India and Bangladesh Test is to start from 19 September.

For which the Indian team's squad can be announced very soon. The return of veteran player Cheteshwar Pujara in the Bangladesh Test series seems impossible. Because, Pujara did not get a chance in the Duleep Trophy. Due to which it is now difficult for him to return to the Indian team.

Cheteshwar Pujara did not get a chance in Duleep Trophy

The Duleep Trophy is to be played before the Bangladesh Test series. It is to start from September 5.

The BCCI has announced the names of the players of 4 teams for the Duleep Trophy. It was believed that Cheteshwar Pujara could get a chance in the Duleep Trophy.

But this did not happen and the BCCI has given a chance to young players. Due to which Pujara can now announce his retirement from international cricket. Pujara last got a chance in Team India in the final of the World Test Championship in June 2023.

Now he can be seen playing for this country

Let us tell you that Cheteshwar Pujara has not got a place in Team India for the last 14 months. Due to which Pujara can announce retirement.

Because now the doors of his return to Team India seem to be closing.

Pujara can now retire and play county cricket in England. Pujara has played county cricket in England before as well. But now he can retire and focus completely on county cricket.

International career of Cheteshwar Pujara

If we talk about Cheteshwar Pujara's international cricket, he made his debut for the Indian team in 2010. Pujara has played 103 Test matches so far. In which he has scored 7195 runs at an average of 43. Pujara has 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries to his name during this period.

At the same time, Pujara has also played 5 ODI matches. In which he has scored 51 runs.