At Puja Pujara's book launch, cricketers Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara entertained the audience with humorous anecdotes from their playing days. They reminisced about their playful arguments over fielding positions like short leg and silly point, with Pujara initially using his batting position - No.3 - as an excuse to avoid them.
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