Cheteshwar Pujara, who was trying to make a comeback in the Indian team, scored a century on 17 April 2022. He scored a double century in his debut match of the current season of the English County Championship Division 2. With the help of his double century, Sussex played the follow-on and drew the match against Derbyshire on the fourth and final day.
In first class cricket, Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 100 or more runs after about 27 months. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a century against Karnataka while playing for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy in January 2020. After that in first class cricket, he has now played three-digit innings. In international cricket, Cheteshwar Pujara played his last century against Australia in Sydney in January 2019. Then he was dismissed after scoring 193 runs.
Cheteshwar Pujara, who was dropped from the Indian Test team after the South Africa tour, scored an unbeaten 201 in 387 balls with the help of 23 fours. Apart from him, captain and opener Tom Haynes was dismissed after scoring 243 runs. He hit 22 fours in his 491-ball innings. Sussex scored 513 for 3 in 176.1 overs in the second innings with the help of brilliant centuries from both of them.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat in this match, which started on 14 April at the County Ground ground in Derby. He declared the first innings by scoring 505 for 8 wickets in 133 overs. Sussex’s first innings was bundled out for 174 runs in 56.3 overs.
Cheteshwar Pujara could only score 6 runs in the first innings. This forced the Sussexes to play follow-on. Playing the follow-on, the Sussexes managed to avoid their defeat with the help of Pujara and Tom Haynes.
Sussex The U.S. team is currently ranked last among eight teams in the County Championship Division 2. He has only five points. The team had to face defeat against Nottinghamshire in their first match. Cheteshwar Pujara did not play in that match.
Cheteshwar Pujara This is the 51st century of his first class career. Now he has 17,149 runs in 375 innings in his 227 matches. It also includes his 70 fifties. Cheteshwar Pujara has played 95 Tests for India so far. In this he has scored 6713 runs at an average of 43.87. It also includes his 18 centuries. His highest score in Tests is 206 not out.