5 Indian cricketers and how they performed on the pitch before and after marriage

#2 Cheteshwar Pujara

Pujara and his wife (Photo credits: Pinterest.com)

In the form of Cheteshwar Pujara, it looks like the Indian cricket team might finally have found their replacement for the legend Rahul Dravid at the no. 3 position in the Test team. Rock solid in defense, Pujara has been the best batsman for India after Virat Kohli this year.

Since his debut in 2010 against Australia at Bangalore, Pujara has played in 49 Tests for India and has scored 3240 runs at an average of 49.84 with 10 centuries and 11 half-centuries to his name.

He married Puja Pabari in Rajkot on 13 February 2013. Since his marriage, his Test average dropped significantly but he still continues to perform well and remains one of the integral members of the squad.

Year of Marriage	Tests before marriage	Tests after marriage	Test average before	Test average after	ODIs before marriage	ODIs after marriage	ODI average before	ODI average after
2014	15	23	65.50	40.65	2	3	6.50	12.66