Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: Test batsman of the year

#3 Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara was a man on a mission in the home season

India’s number 3 had a year of two halves. There were no doubts over his ability but then he got into a rut during the tour to West Indies where he could not get going and appeared to stall the innings. Hence, he had to be dropped and this sparked a resurgence in the Saurashtra man.

He came storming back to form and hit his straps in the home season. He smashed 3 centuries in the 8 matches against New Zealand and England. Apart from the scores, what stood out was the tempo of his innings. He dominated the spinners and never allowed them to settle down. His defence was as tight as ever and thus he made the most of the home conditions and became an indispensable part of the Indian team.

Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	50s	100s	NOs
11	16	836	124	55.73	4	3	1