Pat Cummins Gifts Signed Australian Jersey to Cheteshwar Pujara For Completing 100 Test Matches

New Delhi: Indian cricket team registered a phenomenal victory against Australia in the 2nd Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Sunday.

Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara was the centre of attraction in the match as the latter achieved the big milestone of playing 100 test matches in his international career.

On this occasion, Australian captain Patrick Cummins visited Pujara and gave him a Jersey signed by all of the squad members of the Australian cricket team.

BCCI shared the picture of Cummins gifting the jersey to Cheteshwar Pujara and termed it as the spirit of cricket.

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Pat Cummins ???? Cheteshwar Pujara

What a special gesture that was! ????????????????#TeamIndia | #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/3MNcxfhoIQ

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 19, 2023

Pujara failed to spark any magic in the first innings as he got dismissed on a duck but was instrumental in the chase in the second innings and hit the winning runs, taking the lead of the Indian side to 2-0 in the four-Test match series. Pujara scored 31 runs in 74 balls in the second innings.

In his 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th Test, @cheteshwar1 finishes off the chase in style ????????#TeamIndia secure a 6️⃣-wicket victory in the second #INDvAUS Test here in Delhi ????????????????

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/hQpFkyZGW8@mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/Ebpi7zbPD0

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 19, 2023

Pujara has a stunning test career record, as the 35-year-old scored 7052 runs with a decent average of 44.08, including 19 hundred and 34 fifties.

One for the books! Thank you so much for the warm wishes and support. Indeed, a sweet victory ☺️ pic.twitter.com/ZoCnpIILHE

— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) February 19, 2023

Belonging to the old-school form of cricket, Pujara is often regarded as one of the finest cricketers of his generation.