When Pujara scored his 19th Test ton on Day 3 of the first Test against Bangladesh, both Kohli and Pujara appeared ecstatic.
Pujara was run out in the first innings with a score of 90.
Cheteshwar Pujara, India’s Test specialist
Reached triple digits in the game’s longest format for the first time since January 2019.
Pujara made an uncharacteristic 130-ball 102 in the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh at Chattogram, registering his 19th century in the format.
As Pujara reached the milestone, he was understandably thrilled, but the fans were also delighted by Virat Kohli’s non-striker’s reaction.
Kohli, who had to wait a long time to score his 71st international century, is well aware of how difficult it would have been for Pujara to feel what it’s like to score a hundred for the country once more.
Kohli hugged Pujara and congratulated him on his century as he watched him raise his bat after he reached it, which was also followed by India’s declaration in the second innings.
He had a big smile on his face as he did so
Pujara wasn’t India’s just player to have scored 100 in the subsequent innings.
Shubman Gill, the opening batter, also reached triple digits with a score of 110 off 152 pitches.
Gill expressed his happiness to the broadcaster following the match that he had finally scored his first Test hundred.
Getting the difficult circumstance out of the way was everything today.
For me, it was about playing in accordance with the field and scoring runs.
I hadn’t played it all the way through the innings. As a batter, you had to know when to attack.
The century) is very important to me, my family, and my friends who have helped me.
Extraordinary second for any player – getting the lady century here makes a big difference to me,” he said.
Bangladesh must meet India’s target of 513 runs to win
The hosts were 42/0 at the end of Day 3, with Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto in the middle. Pujara was out early in the first innings on a 90.
Along with Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, Pujara had stabilized the Indian innings after a rocky start, with India losing their first three wickets in the first 20 overs.
He had also scored an important 90 in the first innings.
In the previous over, Indian youngster Shubman Gill scored a blistering 110 off 152 deliveries to reach his first century in a Test.
Gill hit 10 fours and three sixes on the way to his thump prior to being excused by Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
After a strong first innings total of 404, India had bowled the hosts out for 150, with chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav scoring five wickets. Kuldeep finished with an impressive 5/40.