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Known as Team India’s Mr Dependable, Cheteshwar Pujara finally found a buyer in the recently concluded Indian Pre🍸mier League (IPL) 2021 auction as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bought him at his base price of INR 50 lakhs.
Pujara last featured in the cash-rich league back in 2014 when he represented Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). His last IPL match came against the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium, where he had scored 19 runs off 18 balls before Corey Anderson ended his innings.
Pujara made his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2010. Thereafter, he moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), where the top-order batter played three seasons before joining the Mohali-b♔ased franchise.
So far, Pujara has appeared in 30 IPL game🐲s, scoring 390 runs at an average of 20.5 along with the strike-rate of 99.7. He🙈 has one half-century to his name in the lucrative league.
When CSK picked Pujara for the upcoming fourteenth edition, the applause broke out in the auction room as every member clapped for the veteran Indian batsman. Not only did the members sitting in the auction room but also the fans watching the bidding process couldn’t stop themselves from reacting as they expressed their happiness over Pujara getting a buyer in the IPL.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
We welcome the legend, Che with a 🧔super cute applause from the auction hall! 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
A ro🉐und of applause 👏🏻 at the as is SOLD to .
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Really delighted for comeback in . Couldn't have asked for a better captain than Dhoni who knows how to get the best out of each individual.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
So happy for 👏👏🙏. Well deserved!! G🧸o well buddy
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
Finally, Pujara gets sold. And the applause that broke out in the auction room told a ꦰstory. Well done CSK
— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal)
Everyone clapping for Chenn▨ai Super Kings after the bid of Pujara.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
My absolute favourite thi♊ng about the so far is Pujara getting a deal. Outstanding.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
No🙈t sure if Pujara will get a game at CSK, but there could be a lot behind that move. A possible move from a rival club to IC-owned Vijay CC in TNCA League could be on the cards
— Venkata Krishna B (@venkatatweets)
Applause around the r﷽oom as Pujara is back in the IPL. Nice l♐ittle moment.
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan)
Well done for allo🐼wing the respect he so thoroughly deserves. Very hap♍py CSK went for Pujara
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
Che-nnai
Che-Pu!Can you feel the tonight, Pujara? 💛
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia)
CSK buy Pujara!
What a buy♕. What a buy. What a buy. He can bat through t𝓰he season for them.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
An applause in the Auction Room as ⛦CSK gets Pujara for 50L. Well played!𒈔 👏🏼
— Ajith Ramamurthy (@Ajith_tweets)
Pujara Bhai in full swag thanks to CSK.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Can't help but feel Pujara would be better off with a county stint than IPL. Especially with England tour coming up.
— Anand Vasu (@anandvasu)
In whichever way you look at the things, clapping in unison after Pujara was bought by CSK, was ridiculous. If all other teams had so much appreciation for Pujara, why didn’t they bid for him.🌼 My mind goes back to 2010 auction where Mohd Kaif was ridiculed
— Dodda Ganesh | ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ (@doꦚddaganesha)
After being bought by the MS Dhoni-led side, Pujara took to Twitter and shared his feelings. He wrote: “Thank you for showing the faith. Look forward!”
Thank you for showing the faith 🙏
Look forward!— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1)
The 33-year-old is presently playing in the four-match Test series between India and England. The series is currently levelled at 1-1 as England won the first match, followed by India registering victory in the second Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Both the teams will now be up against each other in the pink-ball ༒Test at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, starting from February 24.
