Over two decades before Pujara, an Indian opener had taken the responsibility of stonewalling against a world-class pace attack.

Donald, Matthews, McMillan, Schultz.

He did not get the runs, but he hung around grimly in all five innings:
14 (81)
7 (48)
23 (139)
10 (76)
5 (68)
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A series tally of 59 runs in 412 balls. Strike rate, 14.3.

Put a 400-ball cut-off (where balls faced is known), and his nobody else has a series strike rate under 18.

Boring, ugly, ghastly, but he would just not give up. He outlasted the new ball every time.
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A few years before that, India were chasing 348 on the last day of the tied Test. He came out at 253/5.

He remained unbeaten on 48 from 40 balls. This was the second tied Test.

If Pant has the fastest First-Class hundred among Indians, our man has the fastest double-hundred.
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You can see that he had the mindset to become both Pujara and Pant.

And just like Pujara and Pant, he was there at Brisbane.

May be relevant. https://twitter.com/ovshake42/status/1341719167360221184?s=19