Rajkot, Aug. 24 -- Cheteshwar Pujara, who bid adieu to all forms of Indian cricket, revealed his decision to retire wasn't an instinctive call but something that he had been pondering for a week.

On a regular Sunday morning, Pujara left the work of cricket in shock by silently announcing his exit. He joined India's batting bigwigs Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, to call it a day in Test cricket, a format that was the home of his true prowess, armed with the traditional batting style.

In the last two years, the Indian team moved on from Pujara. His constant absence from the Test fold served as a prominent proof, even though he was active in India's domestic circuit for Saurashtra and Sussex in the County Championship.

At 37, Pujara's chan...