The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 was recently over and there were a few big names who went unsold in the auction. The veteran Indian batter, Cheteshwar Pujara was also one of the names to go unsold in the auction. He was also dropped from the Indian Test side for the series against Sri Lanka due to his poor international form.
In a recent development, Cheteshwar Pujara has signed a contract with Sussex for the upcoming County Championship and Royal London one-day tournament. He made a deal of playing six matches for Gloucestershire in 2020 but the contract was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The club made the announcement of Pujara’s recruitment through a release.
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In a statement regarding the same, Sussex said, “Pujara will arrive in time for the first Championship match of the season and remain until at least the end of the RL50 competition.”
Excited to join the Sussex family, and looking forward to contributing to the Club's success this county season 👍 https://t.co/FV5X67O2OW
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) March 10, 2022
After signing the contract, Cheteshwar Pujara said, “I am excited and honored to be a part of the historic Sussex County Cricket Club for the upcoming season. I do look forward to joining up with the Sussex family soon and being a part of its rich cricketing history. Over the years I have always enjoyed my time in the UK playing county cricket, so eagerly looking forward to the new stint and hope to contribute to the club’s success.”
Sussex has also signed Josh Phillipe as an interim replacement for Mohammed Rizwan.
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Regarding the same, Sussex said, “Following the re-arrangement of the Pakistan v West Indies one day series for early June we expect to have Mohammad Rizwan for the early part of the Championship season and at least eight of the Blast group games. He will arrive from the current Pakistan v Australia test series in time for the second round of the Championship starting on 14th April.”
It also added, “To ensure we have the strongest squad available for the remaining Blast matches and Championship matches during this period we have signed Australian batter/keeper Josh Philippe.”
