Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara biography, wiki, age, date of birth, height, father, wife, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| Full Name | Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara |
| Nickname | Chintu |
| Profession | Indian International cricketer |
| Major teams | India (2010-Present) Saurashtra (2005-Present) Royal Challengers Bangalore (2011-13) Kings XI Punjab (2014) Chennai Super Kings (2021) Yorkshire (2015, 2018) Nottinghamshire (2017) Derbyshire (2014) |
| Date of Birth | January 25, 1988 |
| Age (In 2023) | 35 Years |
| Birth Place | Rajkot, Gujarat |
| Residence | Rajkot, Gujarat |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Lohana |
| Mother Tongue | Gujarati |
| Zodiac / Sun sign | Aquarius |
| Height | in centimeters- 177 cm in meters- 1.77 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 10in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife/Spouse | Puja Pabari |
| Marriage Date | February 13, 2013 |
| Children | |
| Daughter(s) | Aditi Pujara |
| Parents | |
| Father | Arvind Pujara |
| Mother | Reema Pujara |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Cousin(s) | Neel Pujara (Lawyer) Yash Pujara (Drummer)  |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Uncle(s) | Bipin Pujara |
| Aunt(s) | Sonal Ganatra Pujara |
| Cricket Information | |
| Playing role | Top order batter |
| Batting style | Right-handed bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg break |
| Test debut | October 9, 2010 vs Australia |
| ODI debut | August 1, 2013 vs Zimbabwe |
| Last ODI | June 19, 2014 vs Bangladesh |
| Education Details | |
| School | Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidyalaya, Rajkot, Gujarat R.M. Chhaya High School, Rajkot, Gujarat |
| College | J.J Kundalia college, Rajkot, Gujarat |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) |
| twitter.com/cheteshwar1 (2.7m followers) | |
| facebook.com/OfficialCheteshwarPujara (2.6m followers) facebook.com/cheteshwar.pujara | |
| instagram.com/cheteshwar_pujara/ (1.7m followers) | |
| Managed By | NuStart Sports |
| Manager's Email | [email protected] |
| Other Details | |
| Net Worth (Approx) | INR 35 Crores |
| Salary/Fees | INR 5 Crores (BCCI Grade A Contract) INR 50 Lakhs (IPL) |
| Facts | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara is an Indian international cricketer. He got married to Puja Pabari on February 13, 2013. His father Arvind Pujara & uncle Bipin Pujara also played for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy. | |
| His mother, Reema Pujara died in 2005 due to cancer. He was only 17 years old at that time. | |
| Cheteshwar played Longest individual innings (by balls) by an Indian in a Test innings when he batted for 525 balls against Australia in Ranchi on March 16-20, 2017. 1 | |
| He became the third batsman for India, and ninth overall, to bat on all five days of a Test when he batted on all 5 days against srilanka in Kolkata on November 16-20, 2017. 2 | |
| Pujara did his schooling from Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidyalaya, Rajkot, Gujarat & R.M. Chhaya High School, Rajkot, Gujarat. After that he completed his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from J.J Kundalia college in Rajkot, Gujarat. | |
| Daughter Aditi Pujara was born on February 23, 2018. | |
| In February 2014, Pujara was appointed as the 'brand ambassador' for the state of Gujarat by the Election Commission. | |
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