Under the heading "The top 10 sports pro stock options," website sportsonearth.Com has stated that with Indian cricket in a state of transition with the soon-to-be retirement of Sachin Tendulkar, the 25-year-old Pujara provides a good option for potential investors linking themselves to him.
Robert Weintraub, author of the books 'The Victory Season' and 'The House That Ruth Built' and a regular writer for The New York Times and ESPN.Com, has highlighted Pujara's penchant for big scores and placed him 8th in his top ten pro sports stock options list headed by 21-year-old Neymar.
"The canny investor will put his money into the future of the next India captain, who stands to make a modest income on the field (Dhoni clears about USD 3.5 million), but rake it in when it comes to endorsements. Cheteshwar Pujara is already considered the game's next top batsman, and at 25 he is only getting better. The man who took Rahul Dravid's number three spot in the Indian order has already surpassed 200 runs in a single at-bat (baseball term) eight times in top-flight play, and soared over 300 thrice, an extraordinary feat (even if you don't know Test cricket from Jiminy Cricket).