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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Arvind Pujara
| image =
| caption =
| country = India
| fullname = Arvind Shivlal Pujara
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rajkot]], [[Gujarat]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting =
| bowling =
| role = Batsman <br> Occasional [[wicket-keeper]]
| family = [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] (son) <br> Bipin Pujara (brother)<br> Shivlal Pujara (father)
| club1 = [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
| year1 = 1976–1980
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 172
| bat avg1 = 14.33
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 60
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1= 1/1
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/32945.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 25 March
| year = 2014
}}
'''Arvind Shivlal Pujara''' (born 21 December 1950) is a former [[India]]n cricketer who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] from 1976 to 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32945.html|title=Arvind Pujara|work=espncricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Arvind Pujara |url=http://www.saucricket.com/MenPlayers/Detail/arvind-pujara |website=Saurashtra Cricket Association |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> He is the father and coach of the [[India cricket team|Indian]] [[Test cricket|Test]] batsman [[Cheteshwar Pujara]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2018/aug/31/india-cheteshwar-pujara-patience-england-andy-bull|title=England v India 2018 - India's Cheteshwar Pujara defies England with throwback batting|last=Bull|first=Andy|date=1 September 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dwivedi |first1=Sandeep |title=Father, son and a game |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/father-son-and-a-game/1006462/ |website=The Indian Express |accessdate=25 March 2014 |language=en-gb |date=23 September 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
An opening batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, his best performance in his six matches came in the [[Ranji Trophy]] match against [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] in 1978–79, when he made 27 and 60 becoming Saurashtra's top scorer in the match.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38630.html Gujarat v Saurashtra 1978-79]</ref>

==Personal life==
Arvind and his wife Reena recognised Cheteshwar's ability in early childhood. Lacking the money to provide coaching for him, Arvind, who worked for the railways as a clerk, bowled to him daily before and after work, using the railways ground near their home in [[Rajkot]]. Over two decades he also coached several other local boys for no charge, several of whom have since played for Saurashtra.<ref>James Astill, ''The Great Tamasha'', Wisden Sports Writing, London, 2013, pp. 101-107.</ref> He runs an academy for cricketers at Rajkot. Arvind's younger brother Bipin Pujara has also played for Saurashtra.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18348/18348.html Bipin Pujara at Cricket Archive]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40421/40421.html Arvind Pujara at CricketArchive]

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