Ex-India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin opined that Cheteshwar Pujara's contributions are no less than those of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. "Pujara's contribution at number three...was instrumental in helping Kohli...make a lot of his runs," he added. Ashwin revealed that he nicknamed Pujara "White Walker of Indian cricket" after 'Game of Thrones' series as he "walks slowly but never leaves field".