Cheteshwar Pujara 4th Indian to Score 20,000 Runs in FC Cricket

Cheteshwar Pujara has completed 20,000 runs in his First-class cricket career

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The India cricketer achieved the feat during a Ranji Trophy 2023-24 match between Saurashtra and Vidarbha

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Pujara scored 43 in the first innings and 66 in the second dig to get to the milestone

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He now has scored 20,013 runs in 259 FC matches including 61 centuries and 78 half-centuries

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7,195 of these runs have been scored while playing Test cricket for India

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Pujara is the 4th ever India cricketer to hit 20,000 runs or more in first-class history

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Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are the other India legends to have done so

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In the first round of Ranji Trophy this season, Pujara had scored his 17th first-class double-century

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He's joint-fourth on the list of most FC double-hundreds after Don Bradman (37), Wally Hammond (36) & Patsy Hendren (22)

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Pujara has also scored three triple-centuries in his storied FC career so far

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