But to arrange for the marquee World Test Championship ultimate towards Australia in June, Pujara is again on the English county and his transfer perceived to have paid off neatly as he scored a century within the season-opener for Sussex,
“Things which I’ve been working on are paying off,” Pujara stated after his 163-ball 115, his 6th hundred for Sussex.
“As a batter, when you start well, you feel confident. I hope to carry on from here and keep scoring runs throughout the season,” stated Pujara, a very important cog in India’s Test batting line-up.
India received the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 to make it a back-to-back WTC ultimatewhich is slated to be held at The Oval from June 7-11.
In respond to Durham’s 376, Sussex have been suffering at 91/4 when skipper Pujara took price of the complaints in a 112-run partnership with Oliver Carter (41) on day two of the fit, on Friday.
Sussex made 335 within the first innings to chop the deficit to 41 runs.
“It was an important knock for the team as well. We could still have batted a bit better, but we are still not too far behind,” he stated in a video posted through Sussex.
“I love batting on this pitch. It’s important to get a good start. I’m really happy with the way things went.
“We wanted some partnerships, at one level we have been in a place of hassle once we misplaced 4 wickets for 91. So that partnership used to be vital.
“Some of them were unfortunate and soft dismissals. I’ve already spoken to the guys. If we get good start we can chase it down,” Pujara added.
Pujara had scored 5 loads and used to be the fourth best possible run scorer within the championship ultimate season, collecting 1094 runs in 8 video games.
(With PTI inputs)