Cheteshwar Pujara had to wait for a long time (2 Tests) to get an opportunity of playing in Sri Lanka but when he got the chance, he ended up carrying his bat in India’s first innings.
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Pujara (145* off 289) became only the fourth India after Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid to accomplish this batting honour.
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In the process, Pujara guided India to a first innings total of 312 and his innings may turn out to be a series-winning one for India.
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