Saurashtra Cricket Association president Jaydev Shah, who also led the team in the Ranji Trophy and has shared the dressing room with Cheteshwar Pujara, lavished praise on the Test stalwart for his contribution to Saurashtra as well as Indian cricket.

Pujara, a 103-Test veteran, announced his retirement on Sunday.

“Cheteshwar has been a supportive cricketer and made Saurashtra very proud. After Rahul Dravid, he has been The Wall of Indian cricket. He has always been a very helpful player and great teammate,” Shah told mid-day over the phone from Rajkot on Sunday.