The former India number three posted the copy of the letter on social media and thanked the prime minister for his warm words.
'Such things happen, and not everything deserves a reaction. I played and played well and that's what matters.'
K L Rahul's indifferent form could throw Cheteshwar Pujara a lifeline for the tour of Australia, where he enjoys a great record.
With the world celebrating International Yoga Day, current and former Indian cricketers shared their favourite asanas.
The Australian skipper celebrated Christmas with wife Becky Boston and their son Albie.
While Virat Kohli and K L Rahul opted for Dubai to ring in the New Year, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Smriti Mandhana opted for the mountains.
'He has started preparing for the Duleep Trophy and will continue playing on the county circuit.'
India's senior batter Cheteshwar Pujara warmed up for the Test series in South Africa with a gruelling nets session.
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday
The Indians prep for next month's big game against New Zealand.
'I know he is on record saying that the Test match game is probably a little bit hard on his body. But for a one-off game... he's been bowling every game through this IPL and he's bowling quick.'
Pujara is seen playing the forward defence, the pull shot and cover drive.
Pujara took to Twitter to post pictures of him along with his wife getting vaccinated
Gavaskar pointed out the slow approach from the New Zealand players batted in the summit clash as the conditions were not very suitable for batting.
Cheteshwar Pujara has so far played 77 Tests, scoring 5840 runs with 18 hundreds.
Pujara will compete in both first-class and List A games for Sussex.
'This is an experienced side and we know what is expected of our team.' 'When it comes to preparation, all of us are ready.'
'Happy Birthday to a wonderful selfless cricketer, his contributions cannot be measured only in runs.'
With an eye on the gruelling Australia series that follows the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, the Indian Tests specialists including Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari have begun preparations for the pink ball Test against Australia at the ICC Academy in Dubai, from Friday evening.
'Important things like concentration, having a balanced mind, staying calm at all times, all these important things he learnt from his mother.' Arvind Pujara, the master batsman's dad, has been much praised for instilling the right values in his only child, but he tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian that it was his late mother Reena who is majorly responsible for Cheteshwar's success.
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