Cheteshwar Pujara playfully trolled Michael Vaughan by presenting him with a framed copy of his incorrect prediction of a 4-0 India whitewash in the 2020-21 Australia Test series. The incident occurred before the first Test between India and England, amusing fellow commentators like Sunil Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle.
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