Cheteshwar Pujara to play 100th Test: Full list of Indian cricketers who have reached the landmark

Cheteshwar Pujara is set to play in his 100th Test match as India take on Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Delhi. He joins a list of legendary Indian cricketers to have reached the landmark.

India began their Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign with a thumping win against Australia in Nagpur, in a match which ended on Day 3 and the hosts won by an innings and 132 runs. The hosts had plenty of bright spots which included a century from captain Rohit Sharma and five-wicket hauls for spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Cheteshwar Pujara will feature in his 100th Test match. (ANI)

Aiming to extend their lead in the ongoing Test series, India host Australia in the second match in Delhi, beginning from Friday. All eyes will be on Cheteshwar Pujara, who will also be featuring in his 100th Test match, making him the 13th Indian cricketer to do so. Speaking to Hindustan Times ahead of the match, the 35-year-old also pointed out that he made his debut against Australia and that they always bought the best out of him. "It is the best team in the world, I have made my debut against them so my first and the 100th Test will be against Australia. They are a competitive side. It is never easy to score runs against them. They are always very expressive, they are very talkative, they bring the best out of me. They always put up a fight, challenge you and I always enjoy that challenge", he said.

In 99 Test matches, the veteran batter has registered 7021 runs, including 19 hundreds and 34 half-centuries, along with a high score of 206*. On Friday, Pujara will be joining a legendary list of Indian cricketers, who have also played 100 or more Test matches, and it includes the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag. Here is the list:

Name	Test Matches
Sachin Tendulkar	200
Rahul Dravid	163
VVS Laxman	134
Anil Kumble	132
Kapil Dev	131
Sunil Gavaskar	125
Dilip Vengsarkar	116
Sourav Ganguly	113
Virat Kohli	105
Ishant Sharma	105
Harbhajan Singh	103
Virender Sehwag	103

In what could be a big boost to the Indian squad, Shreyas Iyer has been added to the roster for the second Test. Iyer recently completed his rehab at the National Cricket Academy, due to a back injury. He has been cleared by the BCCI Medical Team. Meanwhile, pacer Jaydev Unadkat has been released from the team, and will join the Saurashtra squad, which has qualified for the Ranji Trophy final vs Bengal.