Cheteshwar Pujara Smashes Third Century For Sussex In County Championship 2023 – Watch Video
New Delhi: Cheteshwar Pujara is preparing for the upcoming World Test Championship by playing County Championship for Sussex. He is currently playing against Worcestershire at the New Road stadium in Worcester. The veteran batter is making headlines once again as he smashed his third century in the last four matches for Sussex.
Pujara has been playing County Championship this season to work on his batting skills and get used to the overseas condition of England. He will be a crucial asset for Team India in the WTC 2023 final and his form is good news for Team India and its fans.
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— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) May 5, 2023
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— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) May 5, 2023
This is his 11th century in County Cricket making it the most by any Indian batter. His knock helped Sussex gain a lead over Worcestershire on day 2. He even batted with Steve Smith and joined a crucial 61 runs partnership with him.
WORCS batting first scored 264 runs and SUS have managed to gain a lead of more than 100 runs over them before the end of day 2.
Injury Scare In Indian Camp
KL Rahul is the latest name in the list of players that will be missing the WTC final 2023 due to an injury. He joins the list with Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah.
“Absolutely gutted that I won’t be at the Oval next month with Team India. I’ll do everything I can to get back in blue and help my country. That has always been my focus and priority,” wrote in his Instagram post announcing his surgery.
This makes Cheteshwar Pujara’s role more crucial in the team. He will have the responsibility to lead the Indian batting line-up from the front and also guide the youngsters, who will be a part of the team.
Team India will take on Australia on June 7 at the Kennington Oval in London for the World Test Championship final. This is the second consecutive time India has made into the finals and will be looking forward to win it this time around.