Pujara’s contract with English county Sussex ends; Unadkat to continue stint
Pujara's Saurashtra teammate Jaydev Unadkat has linked up with Sussex to continue his County Championship stint from the previous season.
Pujara's Saurashtra teammate Jaydev Unadkat has linked up with Sussex to continue his County Championship stint from the previous season.
Pujara has scored 20,013 runs at an average of 51.98 in 260 first-class matches. In this format, he has tallied 61 hundreds and 78 fifties; his highest score is 352.
A combined tally of 188 Tests and 12,272 runs is very hard to ignore, but with both 35, and enduring a dry spell of runs, the selectors deemed it the best time to pass on the baton to the younger players.
Top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara stood tall with his 36 not out as India trail Australia by nine runs at Tea on day two of third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Holkar Stadium, here on Thursday.
The match is going to be a landmark for Cheteshwar Pujara as he will be playing his 100th Test.
Gillespie also went on to explain how Ishant made an impact on the other players in the Sussex squad.
Sportspersons have gone ahead and not only made donations, but also used their social media platforms to spread awareness about the directives issued by the health department.
Pujara was supposed to play county cricket in the UK but that too has been postponed at least till May 28 and faces a cancellation.
Pujara, who is often seen as a Test match specialist, last featured for India during their tour of New Zealand.
Pujara, who has a strike rate of 46.18 in the longest format of the game, says that there is no pressure on him regarding the tempo of his innings as he is well supported by the team management
