Pujara named brand ambassador of Rajkot half marathon

India cricketer and local boy Cheteshwar Pujara was today appointed as the brand ambassador of half marathon to be organised here on January 24.
The marathon is jointly organised by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) and the city police.
RMC Commissioner Vijay Nehra said the right-handed batsman has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the marathon.
"Pujara has done well at international level representing India and he would be the decisive face of the event to encourage participants," he said.
An elated Pujara said, "It is a very proud moment for me that I have been appointed as the brand ambassador for the event.

"I am going to take part in the event organised jointly by the RMC and city police for the development of Rajkot and to create awareness among the citizens of Rajkot towards traffic sense and cleanliness," the Saurashtra batsman said.

"As per BCCI scheduled I am free on January 24 and therefore I would take part in the event. I would try my level best to bring awareness about traffic and cleanliness among the people."
Pujara also urged citizens to take part in the marathon in maximum numbers.
City police Commissioner Mohan Jha said police have made arrangements for practice at it's headquarter.

Saying the year that went by was a hugely successful
one for India, Pujara credited team work for the result.
"The last year was very good for the Indian team. We played very good cricket, especially in Test matches, where we haven't lost a match. Most of the matches we dominated and we played as a team.
"All the players performed, that was the reason for our success. Our lower order contributed, our pacers and spinners both did well and all the batters, at some stage, did well. That was the reason for our success."
He praised the lower order batting of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and newcomer Jayant Yadav for frustrating the opposition with defiant stands.

"It makes a huge difference for the team. The opposition, especially, always gets frustrated. Obviously Ashwin has been batting well, Jadeja has improved his batting and when someone like Jayant scores a hundred, they get tired.
"And when they have a chance of getting us out for a lesser total, we end up getting a lead of 150-22. That puts them under