Cheteshwar Pujara, who hit three centuries in four matches as India recorded a historic Test series win in Australia, was adjudged the Player of the Match and Player of the Series in Sydney on Monday. The 30-year-old scored 193 in Sydney, the 18th Test century of his career after a stellar 123 in the first Test in Adelaide and 106 in the third Test at Melbourne. With 521 runs under his belt, Pujara ended the four-match series as the highest run-scorer.
“I’ll work hard on my game to play white-ball cricket. But Test cricket is my priority, it’ll always remain my priority,” Pujara said at the post-match presentation.
Pujara, who played a pivotal role in India’s Test series win in Australia said that it is a proud moment for the team to win overseas.
“It’s a great feeling for all of us. We’ve been working really hard to win a series overseas. And especially doing it in this country, it’s never easy.”
“Definitely the best squad I’ve been a part of,” Pujara added.
India reinforced their status as the world’s number one team and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a historic 2-1 series win.
