The county crew on Monday introduced that the Sussexes have retained the companies of India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara for the 2023 season.
Pujara, who joined Sussex final yr, made a huge impact by scoring over 1000 County Championship runs, together with a report breaking three double centuries and completed the season with a mean of 109.4.
The right-handed batsman’s fantastic kind continued within the 50-over Royal London Cup, the place he led the facet within the absence of injured Tom Haines and guided the crew to the semi-finals of the competitors.
We are happy to announce the re-signing @cheteshwar1 For the 2023 season! I #priest2023
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) 24 October 2022
In his 9 Royal London Cup appearances, Pujara averaged 89.14 from a strike-right of 111.62, with the best rating of 174 in simply 131 balls towards Surrey.
“I am delighted to be back with Sussex for the 2023 season. I thoroughly enjoyed my last stint with the club both on and off the field last season and look forward to the coming year,” Pujara stated in an announcement issued by the county crew. I look ahead to contributing to the crew’s development and success.
Sussex Performance Director, Keith Greenfield, stated: “It’s great news that Cheteshwar will return in 2023, the class we all showed with his bat and his performances, but he also excelled in our youth dressing rooms as world class. He was a role model to follow.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
