India Cheteshwar Pujara (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma) Former Indian dough Robin Uthappa shared his thoughts to retire Cheteshwar Pujara, suggesting that the veteran dough could delay the decision. UTHAPPA believes that Pujara was supposed to call time for his career earlier, especially after he was omitted from the Border-Gavascar trophy team in 2024. Uthappa, when he spoke on YouTube, said, “I think he had expanded his stay a little. I think he was told he was no longer considering and this English tour was the last straw. He seemed to be very impossible for the Indian cricket, but apparently returned to him, but it’s very hard.
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Pujara, one of the largest Indian testing specialists, retired recently after he was overlooked for tests in England and expelled the duleep trophy. He ended his international career with 7195 runs out of 103 matches, but since 2023 he was not performed for India.
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Uthappa, albeit critical of timing, also appreciated Pujar’s determination and shared a kind memory of the home cricket. He remembered the match of the Ranji Trophy between Karnataka and Saurashtra in 2009–10 when the loan scored the triple century. “He repeated 200 on the stump. I went to practice early in the morning and he was there at 7:30 pm when he noticed twice the previous day. This showed his obsession with batting and his hunger to be out,” Uthappa said. For Uthappu, Pujar’s heritage is clear. While retiring could come later than expected, his contribution to the Indian test cricket remains unforgettable.
