Cheteshwar Pujara in county: An uppercut six off Shaheen Afridi and a combating fifty

Cheteshwar Pujara continued his spectacular kind within the ongoing season of the County Championship, notching up yet one more fifty for Sussex towards Middlesex on Saturday. Coming into bat with Sussex at 6/2, Pujara battled Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi in a fiery spell and even counter-attacked the left-arm pacer with an uppercut that flew over the ropes for a six. His punch off the backfoot was equally elegant as Afridi was pressured to alter his size early in his spell.

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Afridi even went across the wicket to Pujara however the 34-year-old cautiously left the deliveries within the hall of uncertainty to the keeper.

The senior Indian batter reached his 50 from 67 balls, which included six fours and a solitary six. He additionally introduced up his fifth-century partnership in 4 matches when the 100-run stand got here up with Tom Alsop. As per the most recent report from Hove, Pujara remained unbeaten on 87.

Cheteshwar Pujara hits a Six off Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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Last week, Pujara scored his second double century for Sussex within the County Championship. Pujara had made 203 and confronted 334 balls, wherein he hit 24 fours. Overall, he has to date amassed two double tons of, 100 and one fifty from seven innings in county 2022.

India’s Test specialist, Cheteshwar Pujara on Thursday was signed up by English County cricket group Sussex to play for the 2022 season. He may also play for the membership within the Royal One-Day Cup that begins on August 2.

Pujara, who has beforehand represented Yorkshire and Gloucestershire, was signed as much as play 6 matches nevertheless it obtained canceled due to the coronavirus-induced pandemic.

After failing to discover a purchaser within the not too long ago concluded IPL public sale, Pujara has determined to ply his commerce in England. He was additionally dropped from the Indian Test group after a below-average efficiency throughout India’s tour of South Africa.