"India should have asked him to lead in Test vs England" - Twitterati reacts as Cheteshwar Pujara scores 5th ton in County season

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Cheteshwar Pujara has been in scintillating form for Sussex.

Cheteshwar Pujara continued his superlative form for Sussex by bringing up his fifth century of the season against Middlesex at Lord's in London on Tuesday.

Incidentally, Pujara was appointed as interim captain after regular captain Tom Haines broke a bone in his hand whilst batting against Leicestershire last week.

In his first game as captain, the India international led the team from the front with an unbeaten century at the end of Day 1. This is his fifth century of the season, a run which includes a double hundred.

Pujara came out to bat when Sussex were on 99 for the loss of two wickets and shared a 219-run stand with Tom Alsop (135) to put the team on the driver's seat. The Saurashtra-born batter scored at a healthy strike rate of 63.19 and was unbeaten at 115 at stumps. His knock was decorated with 10 boundaries and one six.

Fans were extremely delighted to see Pujara scoring runs consistently for Sussex in County Championship Division Two.

Here are some of the reactions:

Himanish Ganjoo

@hganjoo153

Another county hundred for Pujara. 100* off 144.

His recent matches before this one:

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Another county hundred for Pujara. 100* off 144.

His recent matches before this one: https://t.co/LJdiHojjkU

Cricketjeevi

@wildcardgyan

BTW Pujara gets another in the county championship.

And this is against the best Division 2 bowling attack - Tim Murtagh, Toby-Roland Jones, Umesh Yadav and Tom Helm.

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BTW Pujara gets another 💯 in the county championship.

And this is against the best Division 2 bowling attack - Tim Murtagh, Toby-Roland Jones, Umesh Yadav and Tom Helm.

Sourabh Sanyal -Mask & Vaccination (💉x😷) is must

@sourabhsanyal

Welldone pujji! 5th century this summer for @SussexCCC ! What a stealer he is for his county!

@kaustats which Indian scored more century than pujara in one season for county cricket? Or none?

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Welldone pujji! 5th century this summer for @SussexCCC ! What a stealer he is for his county!

@kaustats which Indian scored more century than pujara in one season for county cricket? Or none?

Soorya Sesha

@sooryasesha7

A hundred at Lord's while leading the side. The stuff of dreams for a man who deserves so much of it and more. Take a bow Cheteshwar Pujara! These are things that bring a happy smile on my face! #CountyChampionship

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A hundred at Lord's while leading the side. The stuff of dreams for a man who deserves so much of it and more. Take a bow Cheteshwar Pujara! These are things that bring a happy smile on my face! #CountyChampionship

CricketMAN2

@ImTanujSingh

Yet another Hundred for Cheteshwar Pujara at County Championship. He scored fine Hundred at Lord's for Sussex. His 5th Hundred in this County Championship.

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Yet another Hundred for Cheteshwar Pujara at County Championship. He scored fine Hundred at Lord's for Sussex. His 5th Hundred in this County Championship. https://t.co/zLNkIMeb6m

Alok Ranjan 🇮🇳

@itsalokranjan

Century at Iconic Lord's that too as a captain for Cheteshwar Pujara.
Wow , Pujju

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Century at Iconic Lord's that too as a captain for Cheteshwar Pujara. 👏
Wow , Pujju

tea_addict 🇮🇳

@on_drive23

A @ Lord's for Pujara

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A 💯 @ Lord's for Pujara ❤️❤️

Johns.

@CricCrazyJohns

Cheteshwar Pujara in the County Championship 2022:

6(15)
201*(387)
109(206)
12(22)
203(334)
16(10)
170*(197)
3(7)
46(76)
100*(144) batting

The run machine of Sussex.

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Cheteshwar Pujara in the County Championship 2022:

6(15)
201*(387)
109(206)
12(22)
203(334)
16(10)
170*(197)
3(7)
46(76)
100*(144) batting

The run machine of Sussex.
https://t.co/pI3A5TBSH0

MediumPaceDobbler

@MediumPaceDobb1

Hundred on Sussex captaincy debut for Pujara. Maybe India should have asked him to lead in Test v England when Rohit was unavailable
#CountyChampionship
#Cricket twitter.com/MediumPaceDobb…

MediumPaceDobbler

@MediumPaceDobb1

Interesting snippets from Sussex's match at Lord's:
Pujara leads in absence of Haines while Aristides Karvelas, surely the only Greek international in this season's #CountyChampionship, is in Sussex's XI too
#Cricket

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Interesting snippets from Sussex's match at Lord's:
Pujara leads in absence of Haines while Aristides Karvelas, surely the only Greek international in this season's #CountyChampionship, is in Sussex's XI too
#Cricket

Hundred on Sussex captaincy debut for Pujara. Maybe India should have asked him to lead in Test v England when Rohit was unavailable 😉
#CountyChampionship
#Cricket twitter.com/MediumPaceDobb…

Udit

@udit_buch

Captain's knock from Pujara I see. Make him the captain of Indian test team too I suggest

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Captain's knock from Pujara I see. Make him the captain of Indian test team too I suggest 🔥😎

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Sussex end Day 1 at 328/4 against Middlesex

Sussex batters dominated the proceedings on the first day of the game, posting 328 runs on the board, with Cheteshwar Pujara going strong at 115.

Middlesex captain Tim Murtagh got the first breakthrough in the seventh over, dismissing Alistair Orr for seven. But Tom Clark and Alsop consolidated the innings to add 81 runs for the second wicket before the former departed.

With the score at 99/2, Alsop and Pujara started rebuilding the innings. They rotated the strike, kept the scoreboard ticking and stitched together a mammoth 219-run partnership.

Middlesex made a comeback at the fag end of the day's play by picking up two quick wickets. However, Cheteshwar Pujara survived the last few overs to take the team to stumps without the loss of any more wickets.

India's Umesh Yadav, who is playing for Middlesex, remained wicketless in the 18 overs he bowled.

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