IND vs AUS 2nd Test: A Look At Cheteshwar Pujara's Top Records Ahead Of His 100th Test

Team India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara will play his career's 100th Test match on February 17, Day 1 of India vs Australia 2nd Test match, at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.

IND vs AUS, Cheteshwar Pujara 100th Test Match: Team India's 'Test specialist' Cheteshwar Pujara, one of the most dependable batters in red-ball format, has so far played 99 Test matches in his international career. The senior batter, currently part of the Indian team for IND vs AUS Border-Gavaskar Trophy, played his career's 99th Test match in Nagpur. On February 17, Day 1 of India vs Australia 2nd Test match, Pujara will play his career's 100th Test match, at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.

As Pujara nears historic feat, let's have a look at some top records by the star batter: 

Having played 99 Test matches, Pujara is at number 13 in terms of playing most Test matches for India. Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin is another Indian batter who has played 99 Tests for the national team. Pujara will break Azharuddin's record when he comes out to bat in IND vs AUS 2nd Test in Delhi. Sachin Tendulkar is at number one in this elite list, having played 200 Test matches for India.

Pujara has so far scored 7021 runs in his Test career and is at the 8th position in terms of scoring the most Test runs for India. Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is at number 7 in this list with 7212 Test runs. Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 15921 runs.

Pujara's career-best score in Test cricket is 206 *. He is at number 37 in terms of getting the best personal score for India in Tests. Virender Sehwag is at number one in this list with personal best score of 319 runs.

Pujara has scored over 5000 runs in Test cricket. He averages 44.15 in Test cricket and is at number 11 in terms of highest Test average for Indian cricketers in Tests. Ex-India batter Vinod Kambli is at number one in this list with a batting average of 54.20.

Pujara is the 7th Indian batter to score most centuries in Test cricket for India. He has scored a total of 19 centuries for India in Tests, so far.

Pujara is present at number 7 in terms of scoring most half-centuries in Tests for India. He has scored a total of 53 half-centuries, so far.

In the India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Pujara has scored 1900 runs in 38 innings of 21 matches at an average of 52.77. He is the sixth batter to score maximum runs in the history of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

A total of 15 times, Pujara has scored 50-plus runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and is the fourth batter to score the most 50-plus runs in the tournament.

Pujara has scored a total of 5 centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He is the eighth batter to score the most centuries in the history of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.