India test Cheteshwar Pujara like you’ve never seen before

Cheteshwar Pujara is India’s Test cricket rock—calm, unshakeable, and fiercely focused.

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00:00Test cricket, it's one of the purest format of the game.

00:02All I would say is that it's very competitive and it's victories are never easy.

00:11So your nickname is Vault 2.0 but what's something that can you know test your patience off the field?

00:17Cooking. I think cooking is something which I like, which I want to learn but it

00:23it can really test my patience.

00:25What is that one rule of being a cricketer's wife that no one tells you about?

00:30Don't ask your husband or your partner about cricket because they would not want to talk about it.

00:36You know test is a really slow game but Gen Z likes everything in 2x speed.

00:40What advice would you give to them to watch test?

00:43Well to watch test cricket, it's one of the purest format of the game.

00:47All I would say is that it's very competitive and it's victories are never easy.

00:51So whenever India wins a test match, the team has to work really hard.

00:55Is there one chapter that is very close to your heart or you know stands out for you the most

00:59or is there any chapter that was particularly very hard to write about?

01:03The chapter where you know we wrote about his mother's death.

01:08I think that was a very very emotional chapter for me

01:11because I was not present in his life when you know his mum passed away.

01:16But I was just like reliving the story and it was very painful.

01:21So Pooja has just come out with this book. What is one thing that you did not know ended up in the book?

01:26Or what was one thing that you thought was sort of unfair that ended up in the book?

01:30I am an introvert person so there are a lot of things about me which I didn't want everyone to know.

01:35But when she started writing, I told her that she has my full support and she can write whatever she wants.

01:41And I wouldn't mind or I wouldn't crib about it once it comes out in the book.

01:46A match that you'll never forget on field and also off the field, not cricket related.

01:51Yeah, so quite a few but on the field and off the field, I think Daba 2021, that is like an obvious one.

01:59But also the match in Sri Lanka in 2015, where he had opened the innings and carried the bat.

02:07We are seeing a lot of young stars emerging this IPL season. What is your one advice for them?

02:11It is not just about this season or a particular match. To be successful in cricket, you have to be consistent.

02:18Keep improving your game and always aim to play for the country. You are doing well for your respective franchisees.

02:24So carry on with that. But along with that, always aim to represent the nation.