Chennai: As Chennai Super Kings sealed the bid for Cheteshwar Pujara for Rs 50 lakh in IPL auction 2021, the veteran Test specialist sealed his comeback to the Indian Premier League on Thursday ending a long wait.
After being bought by MS Dhoni-led CSK, Pujara took to Twitter to express his gratitude to the franchise. “Thank you for showing the faith. Look forward!", Pujara tweeted.
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Thank you for showing the faith 🙏
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) February 18, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Look forward! https://t.co/t7QlT6SGW1
">Thank you for showing the faith 🙏
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) February 18, 2021
Look forward! https://t.co/t7QlT6SGW1Thank you for showing the faith 🙏
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) February 18, 2021
Look forward! https://t.co/t7QlT6SGW1
Pujara last played in IPL in 2014 for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings).
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The right-handed batsman has been central to India's batting in the longest format of the game. However, he has always struggled to find a team in IPL due to his unimpressive strike-rate in the shortest format of the game.
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So happy for @cheteshwar1 👏👏🙏. Well deserved!! Go well buddy
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) February 18, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">So happy for @cheteshwar1 👏👏🙏. Well deserved!! Go well buddy
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) February 18, 2021So happy for @cheteshwar1 👏👏🙏. Well deserved!! Go well buddy
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) February 18, 2021
In IPL, so far, he played 30 matches and managed to score 390 runs at an average of 20.53 and strike rate of 99.74.
