'T20 World Cup snub will fire him up' - Cheteshwar Pujara backs Shubman Gill ahead of IPL 2026
Cheteshwar Pujara backs Shubman Gill for IPL 2026
21 Mar 2026
2 MinCheteshwar Pujara
India
Current Series
Full Name
Cheteshwar Pujara
Nationality
India
Other Name
Cheteshwar Pujara
Role
Batter
Birth Date
25 Jan 1988 (38y 58d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 30 | 22 | 3 | 390 | 51 | 20.53 | 391 | 99.74 | -- | 1 |
| test | 103 | 176 | 11 | 7195 | 206 | 43.6 | 16217 | 44.36 | 19 | 35 |
| odi | 5 | 5 | -- | 51 | 27 | 10.2 | 130 | 39.23 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 71 | 63 | 10 | 1556 | 100 | 29.35 | 1387 | 112.18 | 1 | 9 |
| fc | 278 | 457 | 46 | 21301 | 352 | 51.82 | 41715 | 51.06 | 66 | 81 |
| list a | 130 | 127 | 26 | 5759 | 174 | 57.01 | -- | 0 | 16 | 34 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 30 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | /0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 103 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | -- | -- |
| odi | 5 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 71 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 278 | 23 | 43.50 | 166 | 6 | 2/4 | 27.66 | 3.78 | 43.8 | -- | -- |
| list a | 130 | 1 | 1.00 | 8 | -- | -- | 0 | 8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW vs GT | 58 | 01 Feb 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| GT vs RL | 16 | 31 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| GT vs MT | 18 | 29 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| DR vs GT | 99 | 28 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
| PP vs GT | 16 | 27 Jan 2026 | Verna, Goa | t20 |
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