India Test batting star Cheteshwar Pujara said even though he doesn’t get many endorsement deals despite being one of the finest players of this generation, he values the appreciation his receives more.
Pujara was the star of India’s historic Test series win in Australia where he scored 521 runs including three centuries. However, his more ‘glamorous’ team-mates like Virat Kohli get most of the advertisement contracts.
“Being a (specialist) Test cricketer, I accept that there haven’t been many endorsements. I am someone who doesn’t go after endorsements,” Pujara told The Indian Express.
“For me, the true thing is the love of the game. My father has taught me that I don’t just play for myself but for the entire country,” he said.
“What I like is the appreciation from this country and from (the) cricketing fraternity, which is more than any endorsement I might get in my life,” he added.
Pujara was named man of the series in Australia, taking the sting out of Australia’s bowling attack by facing more than 1200 deliveries.
