Cheteshwar Pujara breaks the record for most runs in an Indian first-class season

Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been in terrific form with the bat over the past year, has broken a 52-year-old record for scoring the most runs in an Indian first-class season. Before the Test match began, Pujara needed 83 runs to go past the previous record holder Chandu Borde, who scored 1604 runs in the 1964-65 first class season. And he scored exactly 83 runs before getting dismissed.

Pujara needed 21 innings to score his runs, seven less than Borde. He has had a terrific average of 89.16 this season, and has scored 6 hundreds. He will extend his record, though, as he has a maximum of four more Tests to play against Australia before the season ends. 

Pujara, who is a first-class veteran, is also the third name on the list of scoring most runs in an Indian domestic season. In the 2012-13 season, he scored 1585 runs at an average of 93.23. He led his domestic team Saurashtra to the final of the Ranji Trophy that season.