Rohit Sharma speaks about Pujara at the latter’s wife’s book launch

Rohit Sharma spoke at the book launch of Pujara’s wife and reflected upon his experiences playing against Pujara at the youth level.

Former India Test captain and the recently retired Rohit Sharma recently attended the book launch of Cheteshwar Pujara’s wife. At the launch, he reflected on what it was like facing a player like Pujara as a young cricketer.

Rohit Sharma speaks about Cheteshwar Pujara.

At the book launch of The Life of a Cricketer’s Wife, written by Pujara’s wife Puja Pubari, Rohit said, “I still remember, team meetings only revolved around him (on) how to get him out, and if we don’t get him out, probably we’d lose the game.” He added, “All I remember is that when I used to go to the ground, when I was 14-years-old, and when I came back in the evening, the colour of my face would be completely different,” reflected Rohit. “Because he used to bat all day, and we used to field in the sun for (even) 2-3 days.”

Rohit Sharma recalled that his mother would be concerned after he fielded against Pujara.

Rohit recalled how his mother would be worried about his physical health after days spent fielding against Pujara. He said, “I still remember that my mother asked me a couple of times that when you go to play from home, you look different, and when you come home, after a week or 10 days, you look different. I would say, ‘Mom, what do I do? There’s a batsman by the name of Cheteshwar Pujara. He’s been batting for three days’… so that is the first impression that we had of him.”

Cheteshwar Pujara continues to play in Ranji Trophy cricket for Saurashtra and hasn’t announced his international retirement yet.