Indian cricket witnessed an end of a glorious era as one of the modern-day greats in the Test form, Cheteshwar Pujara, announced his retirement from all forms of the game.
The 37-year-old walked away after representing India in 103 Tests, where he scored 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60 - with 19 centuries and 35 fifties.
His last match was the 2023 World Test Championship final. Since then, he had been active in domestic cricket, including a solid Ranji Trophy season for Saurashtra.
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With Pujara calling it a day, fans naturally are curious about what the iconic cricketer does post-retirement. He currently works as a media broadcaster and was part of the expert panel and commentary team during the recently concluded England vs India series.
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What next for Cheteshwar Pujara after retirement?
In a chat with Revsportz, Pujara revealed his desire to take up a coaching role in the future, while claiming that for now, he is happy to perform his media commitments.
The veteran batter said, "Yes, definitely. I haven’t honestly thought about my coaching journey, but if I get an opportunity, I’ll be more than happy. At the moment, I am enjoying my media work, my commentary stints, and also the analysis work because I’ve played with some of the players at the highest level, been a part of IPL franchise, played white-ball cricket for Sussex and Saurashtra.
"Although I haven’t played so much of white-ball cricket for the Indian team, but having played all the formats makes me enjoy the analysis work that I do. But as I already mentioned, if there are other opportunities coming my way in the future, I’ll be happy to consider it. Right now, I honestly am not thinking about what I’ll do next because I just retired yesterday but I will see how the career progresses going forward."
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