Pujara County Cricket: Sussex have retained the services of India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara for the 2023 season, the County side announced on Monday. Pujara, who joined Sussex last year, made an enormous impact by scoring over 1000 County Championship runs, including a record-breaking three double centuries and finished the season with an average of 109.4. Follow County Championship LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
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In his nine Royal London Cup appearances, Pujara averaged 89.14 at a strike-right of 111.62, with a highest score of 174 off just 131 balls against Surrey.
“I am glad to be back with Sussex for the 2023 season. I thoroughly enjoyed my last stint with the club last season, both on and off the field and I’m looking forward to contributing to the team’s growth and success in the coming year,” Pujara said in a statement issued by the county side.
We are delighted to announce the re-signing of @cheteshwar1 for the 2023 season! 🙌 #Pujara2023
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) October 24, 2022
Sussex Performance Director, Keith Greenfield, added: “It is fantastic news that Cheteshwar will be returning in 2023, we all saw the class he showed with the bat and his performances, but he was also outstanding in our young dressing room as a world class role model for them to follow.”
In 13 innings across eight games in the championship, he has scored 1,094 runs at an average of 109.40. His best individual score is 231. Five hundred-plus scores have come out of his bat in the championship. He sits at the second spot in batting charts here as well.
Pujara County Cricket: In India’s busy ODI & T20 schedule, Chetehswar Pujara to return to Sussex for red-ball practice, Check Details
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