Former India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara named his favorite players for some of the crucial fielding spots in Test cricket. India's wins and England's and Australia's defeats against Bangladesh in the ongoing World Test Championship 2025-27 have intensified. Pujara's selection of some of his favorite players according to some particular field positions came after India's two-match Test series conclusion against Sri Lanka, which the Men in Blue won 1- 0.
During a Cricinfo video, Cheteshwar Pujara was asked to name his favorite fielders for first slip, second slip, third slip and gully fielding positions. As there was no given year duration to choose the fielders, Pujara named the players from different eras.
For the first slip position, Cheteshwar Pujara picked 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid; for the second slip position, he named another former India captain, Virat Kohli; and for the third slip position, Pujara opted to pick Australian cricket star Steve Smith. And for the gully, recently retired batter Ajinkya Rahane was voted by Pujara.
"I will start with Rahul Dravid at the first slip. Second slip will be Virat Kohli. Third slip, I'll go with Steve Smith. And when it comes to feeling at gully, I'll put Ajinkya Rahane at gully," Pujara said to Cricinfo when he was asked, "Who makes it to your all-time dream Test cordon?"
Cheteshwar Pujara selects himself for the short leg position
In the video further, for another fielding position, Pujara chose himself with a little bit of a smile on his face. He named himself for the short leg fielding position.
Short leg fielding position is among the most dangerous fielding positions in the game, as fielders have to take positions close to the pitch. The former cricketer chose himself as he fielded from that particular position in multiple Test matches.
"Well, that's a tough one. Because I've felt it for such a long time at short leg and I've taken some good catches, I would put myself somewhere there. Rather than looking somewhere else, I'll put myself at the front," Cheteshwar Pujara replied to the question, "Okay, would you have a short leg and who would it be?"
Pujara picks his dream slip cordon in Tests ✅ pic.twitter.com/UIeWhTyFXi
— Cricinfo (@cricinfo) August 30, 2026Cheteshwar Pujara's fielding stats in a brief
During his days with the India national cricket team as an active cricketer, Pujara used to have a safe pair of hands. There were not many instances where Pujara dropped catches. According to the stats, across 103 Test matches for the national side, he claimed 66 catches as a fielder.
He used to be a good fielder in domestic cricket as well. The Saurashtra-born player bagged 160 catches in his First-Class career while he pouched 47 and 37 catches in List A and Twenty20 formats, respectively. Currently, Pujara, who was positioned as the successor of Rahul Dravid in the Whites because of his technical batting skills, is working as a commentator and cricket expert.
During his career with the national team, he played alongside Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli was then the captain of the team in the format.
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