Saurashtra cricket stadium

Saurashtra Cricket Association: Indian stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja were felicitated by the Saurashtra Cricket Association on the eve of the third Test between India and England that will begin on Thursday in Rajkot.

In honor of administrator Niranjan Shah, the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium was christened Niranjan Shah Stadium. Before representing the Indian side, Pujara and Jadeja were teammates while playing first-class cricket for Saurashtra. The two hitters reminisced about their days of playing together for Saurashtra at the under-14 division.

"I still remember when I started learning this game. This is my home town and when I first played for Saurashtra at the U14 level, Ravindra and I were together. I got selected for the U14 team. I was sad that I was going away from home and that's when I didn't want to play cricket as I was missing my family. Being a kid, I couldn't stay away from my family. That's how the journey started," Pujara said at the ceremony.