India’s veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara has given his gratitude to all the fans and experts for their wishes after his Test retirement. Pujara recently announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Sunday and since then, the batter has received a lot of congratulatory messages.

Pujara played 103 Tests and 5 ODIs for India after making his debut back in 2010. He scored 7,195 Test runs at an average of 43.60, with 19 hundreds and 35 fifties.

Pujara said he would want to contribute to Indian cricket in whatever way he can in the future.

“Truly grateful for all the love and wishes, Pujara posted on X.

“Hello, everyone. I would like to thank each and every one of you for your wishes and kind words. Since last couple of days, so many of you have reached out. It is very overwhelming for me. I tried replying to as many messages as possible, but if I missed on some, I would like to apologise for that. It has been an honour to represent the country at the highest level, and I would like to contribute to the Indian cricket in whatever manner I can, but I’m very grateful to all of you for all the love and support you have showered upon me. Thank you very much,” Pujara said in a video message.

Overall, Pujara finishes with 21301 runs from 278 first-class games at an average of 51.82 and 66 hundreds and three triple hundreds.

Meanwhile, Pujara scored his maiden Test century against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 2012. He played a key role in India’s maiden Test series win on Australian soil. Pujara scored 521 runs in four Test matches against the Aussies at an average of 74.43, including three centuries. 

On the 2020-21 tour of Australia, Pujara amassed 271 runs in four Test matches at an average of 33.88.