Rohit Sharma shared a story from their 2012 tour of the West Indies at the book launch of "The Diary of a Cricketer's Wife," written by Cheteshwar Pujara's wife, Puja. Then, in a region of India, Pujara was mobbed while the squad was in Trinidad & Tobago.

When informed that it doesn't, the host asked the pair to provide more details.

"She's aware, but she doesn't have the details,” stated Pujara when Rohit asked if the incident finds space in the book.

"I'm a vegetarian, so we were looking for a vegetarian meal at night, and it was in TNT [Trinidad and Tobago] where we went out at 11 in the evening. So, we didn't find the meal, but when we were walking back, I was mugged. I can't tell you in detail about it, but that's the story he's referring to,” Pujara added.

In response, Rohit chimed in, "Moral of the story, sometimes he can be stubborn. We told him, we warned him, don't go in the night. Don't go outside after 9 pm; this is the West Indies.”

Among other things, Rohit gave Pujara credit for playing more than 100 Test matches at the book launch event despite having ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries to both of his knees early in his career.

The Mumbai batter also revealed how they would meticulously prepare to acquire a Saurashtra batter with the patience and skill to bat for extended periods of time.

"I still remember team meetings only revolved around him and (on) how to get him out, and if we don't get him out, probably we'd lose the game. All I remember is that when I used to go to the ground when I was 14 years old, when I came back in the evening, the color of my face would be completely different," he said.

"Because he used to bat all day, and we used to field in the sun for (even) 2-3 days. I still remember that my mother asked me a couple of times that when you go to play from home, you look different, and when you come home, after a week or 10 days, you look different.

I would say, 'Mom, what do I do? There's a batsman by the name of Cheteshwar Pujara. He's been batting for three days... so that is the first impression that we had of him," Rohit added.

In 103 Test matches for India, Pujara has amassed 7,195 runs at 43.60 with 19 tons and 35 fifties. His final Test match was in June 2023; however, he is still active.