Cheteshwar Pujara Set for Triumphant Return to Sussex in 2024
Cheteshwar Pujara will get back to Sussex for the 2024 season, joined by Australian player Daniel Hughes as an abroad signing for the club.
Pujara will be accessible for the first seven District Title coordinates in quite a while third progressive season with Sussex. Hughes, in the meantime, will be accessible from the very outset of the T20 Essentialness Impact for the rest of the time, playing in both the Impact and District Title. They join bowlers Jayden Seales, of West Indies, and Australia’s Nathan McAndrew as the club’s abroad signings for the 2024 mission.
India Test player Pujara has shown up for Sussex up until this point, amassing 1,863 runs at a normal of 64.24, including eight centuries and three half-hundreds of years. His most noteworthy score came against Derbyshire in 2022 when he made 231, sharing a stand of 351 with Tom Haines, who likewise scored a twofold 100 years. In 2023, Pujara’s most elevated score of 151 came against Gloucestershire, a thump that included 20 fours and two sixes.
“I have partaken in my time at Hove the last several seasons and couldn’t be more happy to be back again with the Sussex family,” Pujara said in an explanation. “I’m anticipating joining the group and adding to its prosperity.”
Paul Farbrace, Sussex Lead trainer, said: “I’m happy that Cheteshwar is getting back to Hove again for the initial two months of the time. He isn’t simply an excellent player but at the same time is a top-notch individual. His experience and serenity in matches is a fabulous resource for our group.”
Hughes, a forceful top-request player with NSW Blues and Sydney Sixers who turns 35 in February, midpoints 36.90 in top-of-the-line cricket with a best thump of 178. In his 137 innings, Hughes has happened to 26 half-hundreds of years and eight centuries.
He guaranteed his second Steve Waugh Decoration in 2019-20 after accepting his most memorable in 2017-18. He likewise guaranteed the NSW Blues Swamp One-Day Cup Player of the Time grant.
In T20 cricket, Hughes has gathered 2,204 runs in 93 innings at a strike pace of 120.89 and has been important for the Sydney Sixers group that won consecutive Large Slam Association titles in 2020 and 2021.
“Playing province cricket has been a long-held desire for me,” Hughes said. “I’m really glad to get that open door at Sussex. The plans that exist for the group are energizing and I anticipate getting to Hove and assisting Sussex with progress en route”.
Farbrace depicted Hughes as “a top-class player” with immense experience. “We are a lot of anticipating working him and getting a charge out of how he helps our group on and off the field,” he said.
