Veteran Indian National Cricket Team batsman Cheteshwar Pujara Released by Sussex ahead of the 2025 edition of the County Championship. Instead of the big other, the County team opted to keep Australia National Cricket Team hit Dan Hughes.
This comes after Dan Hughes has guaranteed that he will be available for the entire season in all County Championship and T20 Blast games. This comes as a huge setback for Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been a key performer for Sussex in the last season.
Cheteshwar Pujara has been playing for Sussex for the last three years. India scored runs in trucks for the batting team and is the main reason for their success. He had a great season in the few games he played for the team this year as well. He did not play after Dan Hughes returned to the team.
In the 2024 season, Cheteshwar Pujara scored two half-centuries at an incredible average of 62.62 with 501 runs. His good run with the bat has helped the team massively in the Championship as they are top of the Championship Division Two points table with five wins, one loss and three draws from nine matches.
Sussex coach Paul Farbrace has spoken about Cheteshwar Pujara’s release, saying it won’t be an easy task, but admits Dan Hughes is top-class for them and they have confidence in the batsman. He said the following in his official statement:
“Letting go of Cheteshwar is not an easy task, but Dan has fitted in perfectly and we are all delighted to have him back for next season. Dan has been top class for us on and off the pitch. He has gained a wealth of experience in the dressing room and has helped some of our young forwards to develop their game. did.”
Cheteshwar Pujara is unlikely to bring India back
Cheteshwar Pujara’s career is now on the downswing as the chances of him being a feature for India again are slim. The right-hander was also not named in any squad for the Duleep Trophy 2024, which does nothing but give a clear picture of his future.
India Now there are many Tests scheduled, the biggest being the five-match Test series in Australia. Pujara was the main reason India won the last two Test series in Australia. He was the Player of the Series in India’s historic 2018/19 series win in Australia, where he scored 521 runs in four Tests at 74.42. In the next series, he was a rock in the batting for the Indian team.
He last played for India in the final of the 2023 ICC World Test Championship. He returned with scores of 14 and 27 as India were bowled out by 209 runs. Then it was replaced with dough Shubman Gill No. 3 and the youngster having performed well, he is unlikely to feature in the Tests.
In all, Cheteshwar Pujara scored 7,000 runs at an average of 43.60 in 103 games, including 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries. It remains to be seen whether the right-hander will play for Saurashtra in the upcoming domestic season.
