A disappointing beginning to Cheteshwar Pujara's county stint

Pujara is expected to a be a vital cog in the Indian lineup during their tour of England.

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Many of India’s prominent cricketers are currently plying their trade in the English county circuit. Ishant Sharma is representing Sussex, while Virat Kohli will hone his skills for Surrey following the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Subsequently, he is also set to miss India’s only Test against Afghanistan at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who has played before in the English county is plying his trade for Yorkshire. The team, led by Gary Ballance, is pitted against Somerset in the Specsavers Championship Division One in Taunton. However, the game hasn’t started on an auspicious note for them as they were bundled out for a paltry 96 runs in the first innings owing to some scintillating performance by the bowlers.

The painful vigil for Cheteshwar Pujara

Pujara, who was touted to be a stalwart in the lineup, flattered to deceive and could only manage 7 runs off 42 balls. He took charge from the third over following the run-out of Adam Lyth. The Saurashtra batsman tried his heart out and strained to play out the new ball and he did so with expertise. Nevertheless, Lewis Gregory, trapped him plumb in front to dismiss the Indian batsman.

Following Pujara’s dismissal, Yorkshire could only add 66 runs and lost 8 wickets. Prior to Yorkshire’s horrendous show, Somerset were bowled out for 216 runs courtesy of Jack Brooks’ five-wicket haul. With the game in favour of Somerset, Yorkshire are in with an uphill task of staging a comeback. Pujara would also want to contribute and get into his grove at the earliest.

India are scheduled to play a Test series against England in July and Pujara’s role is expected to be pivotal if they are to challenge the might of the hosts. India lost their last Test series in England and would be keen to string together a decent show.

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