Cheteshwar pujara: Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been away from Team India for a long time, finally announced retirement. On August 24, he shared the news of his retirement through a social media account. Pujara has done wonders in a Test match for India. The right -handed batsman has scored 7195 runs in 103 Test matches for India. However, a total of 5 Indian players of India including Pujara have also announced retirement in the year 2025.
Prior to Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli also announced his retirement from the Test during IPL 2025. Both players now play only ODI format for India. Prior to Rohit Virat, in the year 2025, Varun Aaron and Wriddhiman Saha also announced retirement from all format of cricket. Varun announced his retirement on 10 January 2025, while Saha announced retirement on 1 February. In such a situation, 5 star players of India including Pujara have put a stop to their career in the year 2025.
Only 2 players who retired from Tests in the year 2025 have been able to play more than 100 Test matches for India. These include Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara’s names. Virat has scored 9230 runs in 123 Tests for India with an average of 46.85. Apart from 30 centuries, he has scored 31 half -centuries. At the same time, Pujara has scored 7195 runs in 103 Tests for India with an average of 43.60. He has scored 19 centuries and 35 half -centuries. Apart from this, Rohit has played 67 Tests, Varun Aaron 9 Tests and Saha has played 40 Tests for India.
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