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Cheteshwar Pujara 'Yorked' by Steve nickname as county stint begins

Updated on: 07 April,2018 08:34 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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While many may say, what's in a name, that adage doesn't hold true for India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, 30

Cheteshwar Pujara 'Yorked' by Steve nickname as county stint begins

Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara


While many may say, what's in a name, that adage doesn't hold true for India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, 30. In a video posted by ESPNcricinfo's official Twitter handle yesterday, Pujara, who is fondly called Chintu by his friends and family, joked about how his Yorkshire county teammates call him Steve.


"Well I would prefer Cheteshwar, but it's difficult to pronounce so the guys have come up with Steve. But personally, I would prefer Cheteshwar. Jack Brooks started off with this. He couldn't pronounce my first name so he was asking me what nickname do I have. I said I don't have any. So they said we will start calling you Steve. Initially, they started calling me Puj, but they have started calling me Steve again. It's a good nickname, but I prefer Cheteshwar," said Pujara.


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