Pujara celebrating after scoring his 9th test century. Image Source: twitter[/caption]Internet Desk: Cheteshwar Pujara today scored his 9th Test ton on his home ground at Rajkot. His 124 runs in 206 balls with seventeen 4's was a mesmerizing innings and that too he scored in the presence of his full family. When contacted over phone by xtratime.in at Rajkot Pujara's father Arvind Pujara said," I''m obviously a proud father. But only I know how hard and sincerely my son Cheteshwar, whom we affectionately call Chintu, has strove to reach where he is today. This century is special as this is his homeground. He played splendidly.
He added, "Doubtless, he had some potential to become a cricketer. But being a first-class cricketer myself, I know very well that mere potential or talent doesn't take you anywhere or far enough.You've first to sharpen your skills and then form a habit of translating them into sterling performances.
It's a long process, but the fruits are tasty."
Regarding his century Arvind had more views," As this is his home ground he knew the pitch and the conditions well and from ball one he was determined to score a century today. In spite of getting hit on the helmet his fighting spirit was mention worthy".
But he also confessed that when Pujara was given out while batting on 86 by the umpire he did become tense and was anxious that he might miss the century. On this Arvind Pujara said," DRS saved my child, the ball was missing the stumps but i couldn't make it sitting so far off, but it was definitely a shy of releif when he was given not out".
He also added, "Chintu being our only child, my wife Reena and I were particularly careful about his development. It isn't that we forced him to become a cricketer. No!
The fact is I could see genuine talent for cricket in him when he was barely four or five. His stance, his manner of wielding the small bat and his hand-eye coordination pleasantly surprised me.Also, his balance, his movement of the feet and his use of the toes while flicking or glancing the ball at such a tender age made me feel that if I worked on his batting, he could become a good batsman.
I began to help Chintu practise first with a rubber ball and then with a hard ball at the Railway ground, which was only a few metres from the quarters my employers, the Railways, had provided me, both in the morning and evening.
He added that today their will be family celebration and sweets will be distributed in the locality where they live.
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