Just in case if you were wondering, who is the iconic great in List A cricket, here is a fun fact for you, Cheteshwar Pujara climbed up the ladder by leaps and bounds as he surpassed Virat Kohli and Babar Azam in the illustrious list of ODI averages in List A cricket. He is currently second in the list with an average of 57.48 with Michael Bevan being the only one ahead.
Pujara bagged his third-century in the ongoing Royal London Cup, where he was absolutely relentless, smashing a 90-ball-132 against Middlesex, propelling Sussex to a staggering 400 for the loss of 4 in Hove in their Group A tie.
Cheteshwar Pujara in the Royal One Day Cup, where he is playing for Sussex:
Advertisement9, 63, 14*, 107, 174, 49*, 66, 132. pic.twitter.com/kQL8aZ7DCQ
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) August 23, 2022
Here is a complete list of the centuries scored by Cheteshwar Pujara in the latest edition of county cricket
The knock propelled Pujara’s overall run-tally to a staggering 614 runs from eight innings for Sussex that starred scores of 63, 107, 174, 49*, 66 and 132. He also became the second batter to cross the 500-run mark in the ongoing season of county cricket.
If the Royal London Cup was witness to his staggering brilliance in white-ball cricket, the County Championship Division Two stayed witness to his red-ball madness as he carved open 1094 runs from 13 innings at a mind-blowing average of 109.40.
A century from just 75 balls for @cheteshwar1. 🤩 💯
AdvertisementJust phemeomenal. 💫 pic.twitter.com/z6vrKyqDfp
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) August 23, 2022
More importantly, the maddening hustle in the longer format of the game encompassed five centuries out of which he smashed an overwhelming three double-centuries as records went for toss in the glittering antiquity of Sussex.
Pujara’s current average in List A cricket is 57.48 from 109 innings while Bevan who tops the list has a staggering average of 57.86 from 385 innings. The stalwarts of the sport whom Pujji left behind were Virat Kohli whose current List A average is 56.60 from 286 innings while Babar Azam who is in the third spot averages 56.56 in 153 innings.
Pujara’s current century haul for Sussex stands at 8 tons across all formats combined while his Test journey has seen him smash 5 centuries that is inclusive of three half-centuries. In the ongoing Royal London ODI Cup, Pujara smashed 3 centuries with the latest one coming last evening.
