Bittersweet October for young Pujara
October 9, 2005 was a tragic day for Cheteshwar Pujara, a day his mother lost her battle with cancer
Chintu, as Cheteshwar is known to his friends and family, had made a name for himself on the biggest stage in cricket. At a time when most young cricketers worship fast cars, multi-crore contracts and the assorted trappings of fame, an unassuming young man from a cricketing backwater made the grade.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo