Team India: Cheteshwar Pujara, once called the wall of Indian Test cricket, has now been out of the most challenging format of cricket forever. There was a time when both these players were considered to be the backbone of the Indian team on foreign tours.

But now the situation is such that neither the Indian team is being in their place, nor is they getting a chance to play in domestic tournaments. After which the career of these two players is considered to be almost over.

Both Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were continuously inside and out of the Indian Test team since 2021-22. Pujara had a chance to play in the final of the World Test Championship 2023, but he also flopped in it. On the other hand, Rahane was also given a last chance in the same final, in which he definitely scored a half -century, but he too could not make it to the team for a long time.

Domestic cricket also sidelined

Two veteran stars of Indian cricket Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have now reached their last round in Indian cricket. The biggest indication of this was recently seen when these two veterans were not given a place in the teams announced for the Dalip Trophy 2025. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have already been out of Team India’s Test plans.

Now both of them do not get a chance even in the prestigious home tournament like Dalip Trophy, which shows that their time has now ended in the eyes of the selectors.

Pujara-Rahane’s career on the verge of ending

Indian selectors are now looking towards the future. In such a situation, his entire focus is on youth like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Rituraj Gaikwad. In such a situation, it is not difficult for Pujara and Rahane to make space, but impossible.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were already out of Team India, so their selection in domestic cricket indicates that these two players are not part of the selectors’ plans. However, both have not yet formally announced the retirement, but the way they are constantly being ignored, it can be believed that now the return route is almost closed.