Ranji Trophy: Cheteshwar Pujara scores many first-class double tons by an Indian

A Gujarati has damaged another Gujarati’s long-standing critical record. And how. India’s premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara done his 12th double century (a discriminating 204 in 566 mins and 355 balls with 28 fours) in first-class cricket during a Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground in Rajkot yesterday, for Saurashtra opposite Jharkhand, to transcend a mythological Vijay Merchant, a Gujarati who played for Mumbai and India. Merchant had 11 scores of 200-plus to his credit. Now, customarily Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, affectionately called Ranji, is a customarily Indian forward of Pujara with 14 double hundreds, nonetheless it contingency be emphasised that a king of a progressing state of Nawanagar played all his first-class cricket for Sussex and England.

Saurashtra’s Cheteshwar Pujara. Pic/AFP
Saurashtra’s Cheteshwar Pujara. Pic/AFP

“I am really happy to have scored this double hundred only before a home Test array opposite Sri Lanka,” a gay Pujara pronounced on a second day of a ongoing Ranji Trophy tie. “I am also blissful to know that we have damaged Vijay Merchant’s record of 11 double hundreds in first-class cricket. we was not wakeful about this compartment final [Wednesday] evening, when we was dominant on 125, that we was on a verge of achieving something special. Of course, we am nowhere nearby good as Merchant, though it is a good feeling that a record is in my name now.”

Was he certain of scoring a double century, as he has never reached a landmark when he was dominant on a century overnight? “Obviously not. But we was anticipating to play a prolonged innings before a derivation of a Test array opposite Sri Lanka. A large first-class measure before a vital Test array does a universe of good to your confidence,” he said.

Vijay Merchant
Vijay Merchant

Pujara customarily enters a Test array armed with a large hundred or two. Is it only a fluke or a well-planned strategy? “As we said, we adore to start a new Test array with a large first-class innings. But we can't devise such things. It only happens. In this compare opposite Jharkhand, we were 46 for 3 during one theatre and afterwards 134 for 4 batting first. So, we had to dump anchor and and brace a innings. When we stay during a wicket, runs start entrance in automatically. Maybe we could contend that vigour mostly brings out a best in me, either it is a first-class diversion or a Test match,” he explained.

Of Pujara’s 12 double hundreds, 3 have come in a heavyweight multiplication of cricket. Which of them does he delight a most? “The closest to my heart is my double century (202) opposite Australia during Ranchi progressing this year. Considering everything, we was really happy and confident with that innings. Almost equally good was my double hundred (206 not out) opposite England during Ahmedabad in Nov 2012, when we was sincerely new to Test cricket,” he said. Asked either he has set any goals for himself in a arriving Test array opposite Sri Lanka, a master batsman said: “No, we have not. My idea has always been to measure as many runs as we can for my team. we had a really good Test array in Sri Lanka a few months ago and, with this double hundred behind me, we wish to gain on that and resume from where we left off, God willing.”

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