Cheteshwar Pujara backs 38-year-old retired star over MS Dhoni as strong contender for India next coach, his name is…

Star India Test cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara gave a surprising answer when asked about who could be the next coach of the Indian Cricket team?. Pujara made an unexpected choice and chose a recently retired player with whom he shared the dressing room for nearly a decade during the majority of his Test career.

Pujara named Ravichandran Ashwin as a potential coach of the Indian Cricket team

Pujara named Ravichandran Ashwin as the one who could eventually lead the Indian team, despite the fact that many cricket experts had previously predicted MS Dhoni for the position. The 103-Test veteran selected Ashwin while answering some interesting questions about his teammates on EspnCricinfo.

In the same discussion, Pujara named Ravichandran Ashwin as someone who can talk about cricket 24*7. Ashwin retired from international cricket in December last year during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, finishing as India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests with 537 dismissals from 106 matches.

Cheteshwar Pujara last played a Test for India in 2023 World Test championship

Pujara last played for India in 2023 World Test championship. He made his Test debut in 2010, while Ashwin played his debut match a year later. Both Pujara and Ashwin were the key player of the Indian team as they enjoyed historical success together.

When asked to pick a teammate who is most likely to dye his hair blue, Pujara named MS Dhoni. He chose Sachin Tendulkar as the player who looks after him the most. The 37-year-old picked KL Rahul as the one most likely to attend a Taylor Swift concert. And when it came to naming a player who could end his career by breaking every record, the 37-year-old unhesitatingly named Virat Kohli.

Though Pujara is still an active cricketer and is expected to feature in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, but he worked as a broadcaster during the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

 

 

 

 

 

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