Who has become the 13th player from India to play 100 Test matches in International Cricket?

KL Rahul

Rohit Sharma

Cheteshwar Pujara

Ravindra Jadeja

Correct Answer : Cheteshwar Pujara

Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara became the 13th player to play the 100th Test match for India. In the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023, he achieved this level. Pujara, who will follow David Warner in this eminent club.

Then in October 2010, he made his debut against Australia debut in Bangalore Test. Moreover, he made his ODI debut on August 1, 2013, against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club. If Pujara scores a century in this Test match then he will become the first Indian batsman to score a century in his 100th Test.

S. No.	Player	Year	Tests
1	Sunil Gavaskar	1984	125
2	Dilip Vengsarkar	1988	116
3	Kapil Dev	1989	131
4	Sachin Tendulkar	2002	200
5	Anil Kumble	2005	132
6	Rahul Dravid	2006	164
7	Sourav Ganguly	2007	113
8	VVS Laxman	2008	134
9	Virender Sehwag	2012	104
10	Harbhajan Singh	2013	103
11	Ishant Sharma	2021	105
12	Virat Kohli	2022	105
13	Cheteshwar Pujara	2023	100

Source : The Sports Rush

, Published On : February 17, 2023

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