Cheteshwar Pujara was involved in a hilarious moment on Friday before the start of the first Test between India and England at Headingley, Leeds. During the pre-match show on Sony Sports Network, Pujara trolled former England captain Michael Vaughan right on his face and on live television.
Pujara surprised Vaughan with a framed print of his old tweet from 2020. It was the one where Vaughan had predicted a 4-0 win for Australia against India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) during the 2020-21 tour. At the time, India had just been bowled out for 36 in the second innings of the Adelaide Test, their lowest ever Test score, and captain Virat Kohli had returned home for personal reasons.
It was not just Vaughan but many felt that Australia would dominate the rest of the series and take the trophy back. But India had other plans. Despite multiple injuries to key players and a second-string team, India made a historic comeback, winning the series 2-1. Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill were among other players who stepped up to the challenge and guided India to victory.
Pujara trolls Vaughan
Pujara is not currently part of the Indian team and is doing commentary for the ongoing Test series between India and England. During one of the shows, Pujara handed the photo frame of the tweet to Vaughan and asked him to sign it. It had everyone in the room bursting into laughter, including Sunil Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle.
The tweet that aged beautifully, for some 😜#SonySportsNetwork #GroundTumharaJeetHamari #ENGvIND #NayaIndia #DhaakadIndia #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/VTP9UimS2I
— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) June 20, 2025
India had a strong start but lost quick wickets late in the morning session on Day 2 of the first Test. After being 430/3 at one point, they are now 454/7 in 108.4 overs, with Ravindra Jadeja at the crease.
The highlight of the innings was Rishabh Pant, who scored a brilliant 134 off 178 balls, hitting 12 fours and 6 sixes before getting out to Josh Tongue. Earlier, Shubman Gill made a classy 147, while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a solid 101.
India lost 4 wickets for just 24 runs in a mini collapse, and England have pulled things back a bit after a tough Day 1. The match is still in India’s favour.