Cheteshwar Pujara returns to his third county championship with Sussex

Pujara joined Sussex in the 2022 season and has played 18 matches for the county side that has returned to Division One this season.

FILE PHOTO: Cheteshwar Pujara in action. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI / The Hindu.

Cheteshwar Pujara began his third season with Sussex in the county championship in the match against Leicestershire on Friday.

Pujara joined Sussex in the 2022 season and has played 18 matches for the county side that has returned to Division One this season. He will be available for the first seven matches this season.

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The 36-year-old has had a great stint with the club, collecting 1,863 runs at an average of 64.24, which includes eight tons and three half-centuries.

Pujara goes into the season on the back of a solid Ranji Trophy 2023-24 season where he scored 829 runs in 13 innings at an average of 69.08 for Saurashtra.

He has previously represented Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire in the county championship.