CA Pujara scored 202 against Australia at Ranchi in March 2017 and 153 against Sri Lanka at Galle in July 2017. His feat of scoring 150 plus runs on two occasions in a calendar year provides the 29^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring two or more scores 150 plus runs  in a calendar year. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	V Kohli	4	4	0	813	235	203.25	4	0	0	2016
2	SR Tendulkar	3	3	0	545	193	181.66	3	0	0	2002
3	V Sehwag	3	3	0	628	309	209.33	3	0	0	2004
4	SR Tendulkar	3	3	3	683	248*	–	3	0	0	2004
5	V Sehwag	3	3	1	671	319	335.50	3	0	0	2008
6	VS Hazare	2	2	1	319	164*	319.00	2	0	0	1951
7	DN Sardesai	2	2	0	362	212	181.00	2	0	0	1971
8	SM Gavaskar	2	2	1	387	205	387.00	2	0	0	1978
9	GR Viswanath	2	2	1	340	179	340.00	2	0	0	1979
10	SM Gavaskar	2	2	0	348	176	174.00	2	0	0	1986
11	DB Vengsarkar	2	2	1	317	164*	317.00	2	0	0	1986
12	M Azharuddin	2	2	0	371	192	185.50	2	0	0	1990
13	VG Kambli	2	2	0	451	227	225.50	2	0	0	1993
14	SR Tendulkar	2	2	1	332	177	332.00	2	0	0	1998
15	R Dravid	2	2	1	362	200*	362.00	2	0	0	2000
16	R Dravid	2	2	0	455	233	227.50	2	0	0	2003
17	R Dravid	2	2	0	430	270	215.00	2	0	0	2004
18	V Sehwag	2	2	0	374	201	187.00	2	0	0	2005
19	V Sehwag	2	2	0	434	254	217.00	2	0	0	2006
20	G Gambhir	2	2	0	385	206	192.50	2	0	0	2008
21	SR Tendulkar	2	2	1	307	154*	307.00	2	0	0	2008
22	G Gambhir	2	2	0	334	167	167.00	2	0	0	2009
23	V Sehwag	2	2	0	338	173	169.00	2	0	0	2010
24	SR Tendulkar	2	2	0	417	214	208.50	2	0	0	2010
25	CA Pujara	2	2	1	365	206*	365.00	2	0	0	2012
26	CA Pujara	2	2	0	357	204	178.50	2	0	0	2013
27	M Vijay	2	2	0	320	167	160.00	2	0	0	2013
28	KL Rahul	2	2	0	357	199	178.50	2	0	0	2016
29	CA Pujara	2	2	0	355	202	177.50	2	0	0	2017

 

CA Pujara’s feat of scoring 150 plus runs in a calendar year on two occasions provide the third occasion of his performing such a feat on three occasions. He had accomplished feat in the calendar year 2012 and 2013

 

CA Pujara became  the fourth Indian batsman to perform the feat of scoring 150 plus runs on two or more occasions in two or more calendar years. Others are – R Dravid {three}, SR Tendulkar {five} and V Sehwag {05}

 

No	No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Year
1	1	CA Pujara	2	2	1	365	206*	365.00	2	0	0	2012
	2	CA Pujara	2	2	0	357	204	178.50	2	0	0	2013
	3	CA Pujara	2	2	0	355	202	177.50	2	0	0	2017
2	1	R Dravid	2	2	1	362	200*	362.00	2	0	0	2000
	2	R Dravid	2	2	0	455	233	227.50	2	0	0	2003
	3	R Dravid	2	2	0	430	270	215.00	2	0	0	2004
3	1	SR Tendulkar	3	3	0	545	193	181.66	3	0	0	2002
	2	SR Tendulkar	3	3	3	683	248*	–	3	0	0	2004
	3	SR Tendulkar	2	2	1	332	177	332.00	2	0	0	1998
	4	SR Tendulkar	2	2	1	307	154*	307.00	2	0	0	2008
	5	SR Tendulkar	2	2	0	417	214	208.50	2	0	0	2010
4	1	V Sehwag	3	3	0	628	309	209.33	3	0	0	2004
	2	V Sehwag	3	3	1	671	319	335.50	3	0	0	2008
	3	V Sehwag	2	2	0	374	201	187.00	2	0	0	2005
	4	V Sehwag	2	2	0	434	254	217.00	2	0	0	2006
	5	V Sehwag	2	2	0	338	173	169.00	2	0	0	2010