Cheteshwar Pujara blessed with baby girl

Pujara is currently playing for Saurashtra, as the team has already entered the semifinals of the tournament, after beating Baroda in the quarterfinal.

Cheteshwar Pujara (left), who got married to Puja Pabari on February 13, 2013, starts another new role off the field as he becomes a father now.

India’s charismatic Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Friday was blessed with a baby girl. Pujara, who got married to Puja Pabari on February 13, 2013, starts another new role off the field as he becomes a father now.

Following the birth of his daughter, Pujara went on to his Twitter handle, saying, “Welcome lil one. Excited and super happy for the new roles in our lives. We made a wish and she came true!”

Pujara is currently playing for Saurashtra, as the team has already entered the semifinals of the tournament, after beating Baroda in the quarterfinal. Saurashtra now takes on Andhra in the semis on February 25, at the Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi.