New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Legendary Indian batter Virat Kohli congratulated compatriot and Test great Cheteshwar Pujara on closure of a remarkable career in whites, also thanking India's designated number three batter for making his job at coming two down much easier after blunting the new ball enough to be feasted on by the middle-order.

Pujara called time on a successful international career for India on Sunday, marking an end of a 13-year-old career where he did the thankless job of tacking the new and shiny red ball, tiring down bowlers in order to make things easy for the Indian middle-order. Pujara made his international debut against Australia in Bengaluru on October 9, 2010. The latter played a total of 103 Tests and amassed 7195 run...