India v Australia, 3rd Test – India Player Ratings

Cheteshwar Pujara -10/10

Now, what do you say about the ‘Marathon Man’. The mainstay of the Indian middle order, Cheteshwar Pujara went on to smash his 3rd Test double century and also broke the record for most number of deliveries faced by an Indian in Test cricket breaking the record of legendary batsman Rahul Dravid.

He was simply exceptional and his innings of 203 came in as many as 525 deliveries and along with Wriddhiman Saha, the duo shared an incredible 199 runs partnership which bailed India out of the precarious situation they were in. He played some exceptional drives and was solid in his defence. There was hardly any bowler who could have breached through his defence. He batted for the whole of the 3rd day and the majority of the 4th day but despite that, he was as fresh as a daisy after the end of Day 4.

The Modern Wall was in complete control of proceedings and the only thing which the Indian fans might complain is the pace at which he scored. Despite being slow innings it was important to keep India in the Test series and it will go down as one of the greatest ever Test innings.