Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara is hoping to make a comeback in Indian team after smashing two centuries for Sussex in the ongoing Royal London One-Day Cup. The 35-year-old smashed a scintillating, unbeaten 117 against Somerset after an unbeaten 106 off 119 against Northamptonshire. He is the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 302 runs at a whopping average of 151 in four games.
“Yeah, it’s nice to score runs. Look, I always try and control the things which I can and it’s always about getting as many runs as possible in whatever games I play. I am still in the scheme of things (for India), so I hope that the moment I start scoring runs in first-class games, I’ll be back into the team, but I’ll just try and be in the present, try and take one game at a time,” Pujara told on Sussex’s YouTube channel.
The 35-year-old is optimistic that he might get a spot in India’s next away series against South Africa later in 2023.
“We are not going to play any more Test matches in the next two-three months’ time. The next Test series is in South Africa in December so there is a long way to go, but I’ll try and focus on the next few games and then try and move into the Championships because we have a few important Championships games coming up in September. We have a chance to qualify and that’s the prime focus for us,” he added
