England vs India 2018: Report Card of key players for the Test series

#3 Cheteshwar Pujara

India missed Pujara in the first Test

Pujara was thought to be the cornerstone of this batting line up by many at the start of the series but Virat Kohli had different plans. He was surprisingly dropped from the first test, which would have been a great setback for Pujara personally and it was reflected in his game in next test at Lord's.

But as the series went on he looked better by each passing innings, though still not contributing highly with the bat until the 4th test. Pujara would be definitely looked back at this series as a missed opportunity personally to establish himself as a world-class player overseas too.

Pujara scored 279 runs at an average of 39.71 which is boosted by his brilliant 132* at Southampton. With the class of Pujara, you expect more match-winning contributions.

Rating - 6.5/10