New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara's journey in all forms of Indian cricket ended on Sunday, marking the end of an era where he dominated the coveted and tough number three spot in the batting line-up, blunting the new ball, soaking in all the body blows, just so that other attacking batters could blow the opposition apart.

While his ODI career did not last beyond five matches and 51 runs, Pujara's Test numbers are something he can be proud of. With 7,195 runs in 103 Tests and 176 innings at an average of 43.60, including 19 centuries and 35 balls, he is India's eighth-highest Test run-getter. Only his predecessor, Rahul Dravid (10,524 runs in 134 Tests with 28 centuries) has more runs at this spot for India, a proof o...