India's Test specialist batter Cheteshwar Pujara bagged an embarrassing record against his name on his special 100th Test on Saturday (February 18).
Pujara failed to go big on his landmark 100th Test and was dismissed for a duck off Nathan Lyon's delivery in 20th over in India's first innings on Day 2 of the second Test against Australia in Delhi.
After returning to pavilion without scoring a run, Pujara entered a hall of shame and joined legendary cricketers in becoming the eighth player to get dismissed for a duck on his 100th Test match.
Players to get dismissed for a duck on 100th Test
Dilip Vengsarkar
Allan Border
Courtney Walsh
Mark Taylor
Stephen Fleming
Brendon McCullum
Alastair Cook
Cheteshwar Pujara
Lyon first munched on India skipper Rohit Sharma's dismissal and then followed it up with Pujara's in the same over to turn the match around as India are wobbling at 88/4 on Day 2 till lunch. Lyon picked all the four wickets. Earlier, India rode on Mohammed Shami's brilliant four-fer to bundle out Australia for 263 on Day 1.
Earlier, on Day 1, Pujara received a grand ‘Guard of Honour’ by his teammates and Australian players on his 100th Test match. Pujara stepped into the field amid a thunderous ovation of the players who cheered him on completing a rare milestone during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday (February 17).
The 35-year-old was also felicitated by India's legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar who presented a special cap to Pujara to honour his 100th Test followed by a very earnest speech on the batter's contributions for India. Pujara's family was also in attendance to celebrate this special occasion.
Pujara became only the 13 Indian player to play 100 matches in the longest format of the game. The Saurashtra batter has also become only the second cricketer in the current Indian team to play 100 Tests beside Virat Kohli who reached the landmark milestone in Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali in March 2022.
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