India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara set to be a father in 2018

Indian cricket team’s, Cheteshwar Pujara will have much to look forward  with wife Puja Pabari expecting their first child.

Cheteshwar Pujara | Blessed Pujara | New year gift

The New Year started off with a bang for India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara. As the middle-order batsman took to Twitter to announce that he and his wife Puja Pabari are expecting a child soon.

“We’re expecting our little bundle of joy this year. May the coming year be as blessed and happy for everyone as it’ll be for us,” Pujara wrote along with an animated picture of him and his wife.

The year gone by had been an extremely successful one for Pujara given that he finished on the third spot of the ICC Test rankings behind Steve Smith and Virat Kohli. He has 973 points to his name.

Pujara is currently in South Africa with the rest of his teammates. In what is expected to be an exciting period over the next two months. The Proteas will host India for three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is.

The 29-year-old is one of the batting mainstays of the Indian side and has already earned more than 50 Test caps. He has close to 4500 runs against his name, including 14 centuries and 16 half-centuries.

India will take on South Africa in 3 Tests, 6 ODIs and 3 T20s, starting on January 5. The first Test match between India and South Africa is scheduled to be held in Cape Town.

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