India vs Australia 3rd Test: Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 17th Test century on Thursday during the second day of the third Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Pujara played a superb drive off Australian spinner Nathan Lyon towards the long on for a boundary to bring up his 17th Test century.
Pujara’s century helped him surpass former India captain Sourav Ganguly who has 16 Test centuries to his name. Pujara has now equaled former India cricketer VVS Laxman's tally of 17 Test centuries. Laxman played 225 innings for his 17 centuries while Pujara has played 112 Test innings.
The ton has earned Pujara praise from the cricketing world including the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.
The master blaster wrote in his tweet, “This century by @cheteshwar1 has laid the foundation for India to get ahead in this match. One more good partnership needed. The bounce is already uneven, which is a good sign for #TeamIndia. #INDvAUS”
Pujara was dismissed by Pat Cummins for 106 in 319 balls. This is his second ton in the series. He had earlier scored a century in the first Test at Adelaide.
