Cheteshwar Pujara, the India ‘A’ Captain became only the 9th batsman to hit three triple-centuries in the history of first-class cricket as he scored 306* (in 415 Balls with 4x33)against West Indies ‘A’ on Friday Oct 11,2013 in the 3rd Unofficial Test at the KSCA Stadium,Hubli,Karnataka,India
| Player | No of First-Class 300s |
| Don Bradman | 6 |
| Wally Hammond | 4 |
| Bill Ponsford | 4 |
| Brian Lara | 3 |
| Graeme Hick | 3 |
| Michael Hussey | 3 |
| WG Grace | 3 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 3 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 3 |
Scorecard
West Indies A 1st Innings 268 Runs
Leon Johnson 81(in 148 Balls with 4x15)
Assad Fudadin 47(in 95 Balls with 4x3)
India A 1st Innings 564/9 Declared
Gautam Gambhir 123(in 236 Balls with 4x11)
Cheteshwar Pujara 306*(in 415 Balls with 4x33)
West Indies A 2nd Innings 242/10 in 73.5 Overs
Narsingh Deonarine 99(in 180 Balls with 4x13)
Assad Fudadin 49(in 101 Balls with 4x5)
Match Result -India won by an innings and 54 Runs
Series Result - Drawn 1-1
1st Unofficeial Test
West Indies A 429 and 130/3d
India A 245 and 152
West Indies A won by 162 runs
2nd Unofficeial Test
West Indies A 406 and 223/3 (81 overs)
India A 359
Match Drawn
3rd Unofficeial Test
West Indies A 268 and 242 (73.5 ov)
India A 564/9d
India won by an innings and 54 Runs
Cheteshwar Pujara’s triples at various levels:
| Innings | Opposition |
| 306* | Baroda under-14s |
| 386 | Maharashtra under-22s |
| 309 | Mumbai under-22s |
| 302* | Orissa |
| 352 | Karnataka |
| 306* | West Indies A |
Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 8 Double Tons in First-Class cricket, 2 of which have come in Test matches.
| Score | Opposition | Year |
| 302* | Orissa | 2008 |
| 204* | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| 208* | West Indies A | 2010 |
| 206* | England | 2012 |
| 203* | Madhya Pradesh | 2012 |
| 352 | Karnataka | 2012 |
| 204 | Australia | 2013 |
| 306* | West Indies A | 2013 |
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