Watch: ‘Proper doppelganger!’ – Dinesh Karthik reveals Cheteshwar Pujara lookalike | Cricket News

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Dinesh Karthik has shared a light-hearted video on social media that includes Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and his doppelganger Alex Noble, a BBC Sport journalist, through the ongoing Test collection between England and India. Karthik, who’s a part of the published workforce for the collection, created a playful second by introducing the 2 lookalikes to one another and capturing their reactions. The video, shared on Karthik’s Instagram account, reveals him introducing each Pujara and Noble whereas highlighting their putting resemblance regardless of being from completely different elements of the world.

“What I’m going to show you right now is one cricketer and another person who look so similar, from a completely different part of the globe. Let me show you all. This is Cheteshwar Pujara, Indian cricketer, and a man who’s into broadcasting recently, and have a look at this, this is Alex Noble,” Karthik mentioned within the video. The clip options Karthik asking each people about their resemblance, which resulted in laughter amongst these current. Noble, who works as a sports activities journalist with BBC Sport, was recognized by Karthik as Pujara’s ‘correct doppelganger’. Pujara, who has represented India in 103 Test matches and scored 7,195 runs at a median of 43.60, final appeared for the nationwide workforce in 2023 through the ICC World Test Championship ultimate towards Australia at The Oval.

Since then, Pujara has been absent from the nationwide setup, lacking each the house collection towards New Zealand and the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. He has maintained his cricket presence by taking part in home cricket. In the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, Pujara represented Saurashtra and scored 402 runs in seven matches, sustaining a median of 40.20. His efficiency included a double century. Currently, he’s contributing to the published workforce overlaying the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.