Cheteshwar Pujara’s Not Done With Team India Yet, Declares He’s “In The Scheme Of Things” After Fiery Ton In England | Cricket News

Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara roared again to kind on Saturday after he efficiently guided Sussex to a snug four-wicket victory over Somerset in an One Day Cup sport. Pujara performed a an unbeaten knock of 117 off 113 balls and took Sussex throughout the road with 11 balls in hand. The 35-year-old batter was dropped from the nationwide aspect after India’s debacle within the World Test Championship ultimate towards Australia in June. However, Pujara continued to indicate his batting prowess in List A cricket.

After the victory towards Somerset, Pujara acknowledged that he’s nonetheless there in India’s scheme of issues and is hopeful of creating a comeback into the nationwide staff.

“Look, I all the time try to management the issues which I can. It’s all the time about getting as many runs as doable in no matter video games I play. I’m nonetheless within the scheme of issues. So, I hope that the second I begin scoring extra runs in first-class video games, I will likely be again within the staff. But I’ll try to be in current, try to take one sport at a time,” said Pujara in an interview with Sussex Cricket.

The right-handed batter has been in his prime form for the better part of the last two County season for Sussex where he has scored in both first-class and List A games.

Coming to the match, Andrew Umeed (119) and Curtis Campher (101) added 163 runs as Somerset scored 318/6 in 50 overs on good batting strip.

While chasing, Pujara kept the scoreboard ticking at one end while adding 88 runs with Tom Alsop (60) and a few more short but useful stands that took them past the target.

Pujara’s sequence of scores in one day competition is 23 vs Durham, 106 not out vs Northamptonshire, 56 vs Derbyshire before this game.