India, June 8 -- Cheteshwar Pujara made a career out of playing the kind of grinding innings that could single-handedly drain opposition teams of all stamina and momentum, setting up many of India's most famous Test and series victories. Even in his youth cricket days, Pujara had the tenacity and ability to play such innings, that left opposing cricketers scratching their heads and in search of answers.

Former Indian Test captain and the recently-retired Rohit Sharma reflected on what it was like to face such a player as a young cricketer. Speaking at the launch ofThe Life of a Cricketer's Wife, a book written by Pujara's wife Puja Pubari, Rohit said: "I still remember, team meetings only revolved around him (on) how to get him out, and ...