Arvind Pujara
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| Full name | Arvind Shivlal Pujara | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1950 Rajkot, Saurashtra, India | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Cheteshwar Pujara (son) Bipin Pujara (brother) Shivlal Pujara (father) | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1976–1980 | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 March 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Arvind Shivlal Pujara (born 21 December 1950) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Saurashtra from 1976 to 1980.[1][2] He is the father and coach of the Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara.[3][4]
Career
[edit]An opening batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, Pujara's best performance in his six matches came in the Ranji Trophy match against Gujarat in 1978–79, when he made 27 and 60, Saurashtra's top score in the match.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Arvind and his wife Reena recognised Cheteshwar's ability in early childhood. Lacking the money to provide coaching for him, Arvind, who worked for the railways as a clerk, bowled to him daily before and after work, using the railways ground near their home in Rajkot. Over two decades he also coached several other local boys for no charge, several of whom have since played for Saurashtra.[6] He runs an academy for cricketers at Rajkot. Arvind's younger brother Bipin Pujara also played for Saurashtra.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arvind Pujara". espncricinfo.
- ^ "Arvind Pujara". Saurashtra Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Bull, Andy (1 September 2018). "England v India 2018 - India's Cheteshwar Pujara defies England with throwback batting". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Dwivedi, Sandeep (23 September 2012). "Father, son and a game". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Gujarat v Saurashtra 1978-79". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ James Astill, The Great Tamasha, Wisden Sports Writing, London, 2013, pp. 101-107.
- ^ Bipin Pujara at CricketArchive
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