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Cheteshwar Pujara, a renowned cricketer, had a disappointing start to his Ranji season, scoring only 16 runs in the first innings and a duck in the second.
Despite this setback, Pujara's impressive career stats remain, with 20,915 runs in First-Class cricket, including 65 tons and 80 fifties.
His contribution to Team India in Test cricket is significant, with 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60.

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Pujara failed to get going in his Ranji opener this season (Image Source: X/@cheteshwar1)

Ranji Trophy: Cheteshwar Pujara falls for duck versus Tamil Nadu

By Rajdeep Saha

Oct 13, 2024

02:46 pm

What's the story

The 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season opener between Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu saw Team India outcast Cheteshwar Pujara manage a duck in the 2nd innings. Saurashtra have been off to a poor start, losing five scalps. Earlier, the side scored 203/10 in the 1st innings before Tamil Nadu bagged 367 runs. Saurashtra are now staring at a defeat. Here are the details.

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Pujara fails in Ranji opener

Pujara failed to get going in his Ranji opener this season. He scored 16 runs in the first innings and as mentioned, he scored a duck in the 2nd innings. Left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh dismissed Pujara (LBW), who faced six deliveries.

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Crunch numbers of Pujara in FC cricket

As per ESPNcricinfo, Pujara scored a tally of 829 runs in the previous edition of Ranji Trophy. He averaged 69.08 and slammed three tons (50s: 2). Overall, Pujara has slammed 20,915 runs in First-Class cricket. He has slammed 65 tons and 80 fifties. 7,195 of his FC runs came in Test cricket for Team India. He averages 43.60 in Tests.