Watch: Cheteshwar Pujara reunited with his India teammates before the final ODI of the three-match series between India and Australia which was played at his home ground in Rajkot, with the greetings captured in a wholesome video.
Pujara has spent much of the past few months in England, where he played for Sussex in the summer. He last played for India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval in June, and resumed his duties as captain of the Sussex Championship side in the second half of the season.
India have already secured a series win against Australia in the last bilateral series before the World Cup, winning the first two matches comfortably. The final match of the series will be held in Rajkot, Pujara’s hometown.
BCCI social media accounts posted a heartwarming video of Pujara joining the ODI squad ahead of the match. In the video, he was warmly welcomed by Rohit Sharma, shared a laugh with head coach Rahul Dravid and was later hugged by Ravichandran Ashwin.
He also chatted with Virat Kohli at the boundary rope and flashed a smile while the Indian players warmed up before the toss. Pujara wore a black top instead of the Indian uniform as he has not been part of India’s ODI plans since 2014.
With Australia at 352-7 in 50 overs, India were asked to bat first. Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne are all over 50.
Watch: Cheteshwar Pujara reunites with India teammates below
Look who’s in attendance for the third #INDvAUS ODI 😃👌#TeamIndia catch-up with local lad @cheteshwar1 🤝 pic.twitter.com/91Zj9uvkuR
– BCCI (@BCCI) 2 2023 Jan 9
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