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For the 2024 season, Cheteshwar Pujara and Australian
batter Daniel Hughes will both be returning to Sussex as foreign additions for
the team.
For the first seven County Championship games of his
third consecutive season with Sussex, Pujara will be eligible. Hughes, on the
other hand, can participate in both the County Championship and the T20
Vitality Blast from the beginning of the league to the conclusion of it. They
are the club’s foreign additions for the 2024 season, joining bowlers Nathan
McAndrew of Australia and Jayden Seales of the West Indies.
India In his eight hundreds and three half-centuries,
Pujara, a test batsman, has amassed 1,863 runs at an average of 64.24 in his
eighteen Championship matches for Sussex thus far. In a 2022 match against
Derbyshire, he amassed his highest score of 231 while sharing a stand of 351
with Tom Haines, who also achieved a double century. Pujara hit 20 fours and
two sixes en route to his greatest innings of 151 in 2023 against
Gloucestershire.
“I have enjoyed my time at Hove the last couple
of seasons and couldn’t be more delighted to be back again with the Sussex
family,” Pujara said in a statement. “I am looking forward to joining
the team and contributing to its success.”
Paul Farbrace, Sussex Head Coach, said: “I am
delighted that Cheteshwar is returning to Hove again for the first two months
of the season. He is not just a high-quality player but is also a high-quality
person. His experience and calmness in matches is a fantastic asset for our
team.”
Hughes, an aggressive top-order batsman for the Sydney
Sixers and NSW Blues who will turn 35 in February, with a first-class cricket
average of 36.90 and a high knock of 178. Hughes has amassed eight century and
26 half-centuries in his 137 innings.
“Playing county cricket has been a long-held
ambition for me,” Hughes said. “I am delighted to get that
opportunity at Sussex. The plans that exist for team are exciting and I look
forward to getting to Hove and helping Sussex with success along the way”.
Farbrace described Hughes as “a top-class
player” with vast experience. “We are all very much looking forward
to working him and enjoying how he helps our team on and off the field,”
he said.