Veteran Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara retired from all formats of Indian cricket on August 24th. Pujara was a key batsman in the Test format for Team India. However, he hasn’t been seen playing in international cricket for the past two years. The player had been waiting for his opportunity but was not included in the Test format team. The question now is, what was Pujara’s last salary with Team India, and what is his total earnings or net worth?
Cheteshwar Pujara has earned a considerable amount of money at a young age. His net worth is approximately 24 crore rupees. His monthly income is around 15 lakh rupees. He earns this much by playing domestic cricket since he didn’t get a chance in international cricket for 2 years. He was also not a part of any team in the IPL. Pujara also earns from advertising. He has already secured brand endorsements like Fantasy Dangal.
The experienced player played his last Test match for Team India against Australia in the World Test Championship final in 2023. After this, he did not get a chance to play for Team India. In this match, he scored 14 runs in the first innings, while Pujara contributed 27 runs in the second innings.
Cheteshwar Pujara was included in Group B in the BCCI’s Central Contract for 2022-23. Due to his inclusion in this contract, Pujara received 3 crore rupees. In 2022-23, Indian players received 15 lakh rupees from BCCI for playing a Test match. This was also Pujara’s last salary. After this, Pujara was removed from the Central Contract of 2023-24.
Cheteshwar Pujara played 103 Test matches for Team India from 2010 to 2023, in which the experienced player scored 7195 runs with an average of 43.60. Pujara scored 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries in this format. His best score is 206 runs not out. Apart from this, the batsman also played five ODI matches for Team India, but his performance in this format was quite poor. In 5 matches, he scored only 51 runs and Pujara’s best score is 27 runs. He has never played any T20 match for Team India.