Sunil Gavaskar felicitates Cheteshwar Pujara forward of batter’s one centesimal Test

“I want and pray, you develop into the primary Indian to attain an enormous hundred in your one centesimal Test and lay the inspiration for yet one more
win in Delhi.”

These phrases got here from legendary Test opener Sunil Gavaskar in the course of the transient felicitation ceremony for Cheteshwar Pujara minutes earlier than the beginning of the second India-Australia Test match on the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.

Gavaskar introduced Pujara with a symbolic one centesimal Test cap within the presence of the batter’s father, spouse and members of the Indian Test group.

Striking an emotional be aware, Gavaskar mentioned, “When we play as kids growing up, we all dream of playing for India. When we do eventually play for India, it’s an unbelievable feeling. And you want to do that over and over again. To be able to do that, you need a lot of hard work, determination, and self-belief to lift yourself up from lean periods, and then stay focused on getting the job done.

“When you go out to bat, it looks as if you are not just taking the bat with you… you are taking the Indian flag with you. You’ve put your body on the line for India. You’ve taken the blows, you’ve got up, and you’ve made bowlers earn your wicket. Every single run you scored is a big, big plus for India. You’ve been a role model for what hard work, self-belief, and dreams can do. Congratulations and welcome to the 100th Test Club.”