Follow UsCheteshwar Pujara is set to play England's domestic County Championship and Royal One-Day competition with Essex as he replaced Travis Head as their overseas player for the upcoming season.
Pujara, who has suffered with below-par performances in the home Test series against New Zealand and the South Africa tour, has been dropped for the ongoing two-match series against Sri Lanka.
He has played in the Ranji Trophy 2022 with defending champions Saurashtra and scored 191 runs from five innings in the league stage as they missed out on a direct qualification spot for the quarterfinal stage by finishing second in Elite Group D behind Mumbai.
"I am excited and honoured to be a part of the historic Sussex County Cricket Club for the upcoming season. I do look forward to joining up with the Sussex family soon and be a part of its rich cricketing history. Over the years I have always enjoyed my time in the UK playing county cricket, so eagerly looking forward to the new stint and hope to contribute to the club's success," Pujara said.
Pujara had previously played county cricket for Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire while his stint with Gloucestershire never materialized in 2020 due to the pandemic. So far, the Rajkot batter had scored 988 runs in county cricket, including three fifties and three centuries at average of 29.93.