Cheteshwar Pujara, a veteran of many Check battles, finds himself on the sidelines at the moment. He’s out of the Nationwide workforce and was ignored for the two-Check sequence in opposition to South Africa. Whether or not he might be chosen for the upcoming Check sequence vs England can be not identified. On Sunday, Cheteshwar Pujara confirmed his insatiable starvation for runs together with his seventeenth double hundred in first-class cricket earlier than Prerak Mankad’s all-round present put Saurashtra in control of their Ranji Trophy opener in opposition to Jharkhand.

Pujara’s newest heroics earned him enormous reward from former Indian cricket workforce participant Mohammad Kaif.

“No matter what the nationwide selectors consider him, Pujara retains scoring runs. His dedication must be a lesson for all kids taking part in the sport. #pujara” Mohammed Kaif wrote in a put up on X.

No matter what the nationwide selectors consider him, Pujara retains scoring runs. His dedication must be a lesson for all kids taking part in the sport. #pujara pic.twitter.com/Py3cFlJJs5

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 8, 2024

Speaking concerning the match, Kumar Suraj scored a effective hundred for Jharkhand however Saurashtra walked away with three factors of their drawn Ranji Trophy Group A sport on Monday. Resuming day 4 at 140 for 2, Jharkhand reached 306 for 3 at tea time when gamers of each groups determined to shake palms.

Jharkhand have been dismissed for 142 on the opening day earlier than Saurashtra amassed 578 for 4 to take an enormous first innings lead.

Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbeaten 243 off 356 balls stood out in Saurashtra’s innings. Prerak Mankad additionally scored 104 not out off 176 balls.

On day 4, Suraj (113 not out off 261 balls) reached the three-figure mark with a six after opener Kumar Deobrat (91 off 169) couldn’t get 100.

Suraj stitched an unbeaten 123-run stand with Virat Singh (51 not out off 153 balls).

In Lahli, no play was potential on day 4 within the sport between Haryana and Rajasthan.

Solely 42 overs have been bowled within the sport by which Haryana struggled to 100 for six. Dangerous gentle performed spoilsport via the sport.

Transient Scores: At Rajkot: Jharkhand 142 in 49 overs and 306/3 in 109 overs (Kumar Deobrat 91, Kumar Suraj 113 not out; Prerak Mankad 2/27) vs Saurashtra 578/4 decl in 156 overs. Match drawn.

With PTI inputs