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Pujara's century created many records
Pujara also moved closer to the top three Indian players with most first-class centuries. He is currently two centuries behind Rahul Dravid, who had scored 68 centuries in his career. Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar top this list, who have scored 81 centuries in their career. During his century against Chhattisgarh, Pujara also crossed the mark of 21 thousand runs in first class cricket.
Pujara scored 19 centuries for India
Pujara has become the fourth Indian player to do so after great players Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Gavaskar currently tops the list with 25834 runs in first-class cricket. Pujara has 6 centuries to his name in 2024, which he has scored in the County Championship with Saurashtra and Sussex. Of Pujara's 66 first-class centuries, 19 have come for the national team.