Kohli openly confessed that Cheteshwar Pujara made his journey in Test cricket much easier and congratulated him on an incredible career.
After announcing his retirement, Pujara revealed that he thought about playing the upcoming Ranji Trophy season, but felt it was the right time to move on as he wanted to make way for younger players in the Saurashtra squad.
Pujara was regarded as the Wall of the Indian Test team, and he emerged as the perfect successor to the legendary Rahul Dravid. He played 94 matches at No.3 in his Test career and played some unbelievable match-defining knocks.
His last appearance for the Indian Test team came in the ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final, and after that, he was not recalled despite performing well in domestic and county cricket.
Thank you for making my job easier at 4 pujji - Virat Kohli
"Thank you for making my job easier at 4 pujji. You've had an amazing career. Congratulations and wish you the best for what's ahead. God bless @cheteshwar_pujara," Virat Kohli wrote in his Instagram story.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 26, 2025
Notably, Pujara and Kohli provided stability to the Indian Test team while batting at No.3 and No.3 for over a decade. Pujara played 62 Test matches under Kohli's captaincy and scored 4310 runs.
"Pujara's contribution at No.3, believe it or not, was instrumental in helping Virat Kohli also make a lot of his runs,” Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
Players like him don't come now - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra also showered rich praise on Pujara and claimed that he was the last of the Test cricket purists and players like him don't come now.
"It was a pleasure, honor, and privilege to play against and alongside you. The team always came first and he would do anything. He will go through a wall, and he will be the wall. The longest Test knock for India has come from Pujara's bat. He has batted on all five days of a Test match," he added.
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