Watch: Cheteshwar Pujara bowls for Sussex in the County Cricket Championship against Leicestershire

Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara was seen getting his hands on the ball while playing for Sussex in the county Cricket Championship.

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Veteran Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara is known for his exploits with the bat, but seldom does he bowl. Playing for Sussex in the County Cricket Championship, the Indian cricketer was seen getting his hands on the ball. The video of him bowling has done rounds on the internet.

In the video posted by Sussex County Cricket Club on their Twitter handle, Pujara was seen bowling. The 34-year-old bowled leg spin and also bowled a googly to try and deceive the batter. His deliveries had some flight to them, which allowed the batters to hit some drives in the only over he bowled in the match. In his over, he conceded eight runs. "An over of @cheteshwar1 bowling," read the caption of the video. 

On a solid batting track, he didn't have much of an effect with the bat in the first innings. He scored 46 runs in 76 balls.

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As for the match, Sussex scored 588 runs in the first innings, with Tom Also leading the charge. He scored 150 runs in 243 balls. Most of the other batters also had excellent first innings, as four other batters scored half-centuries. Ali Orr scored 70 runs in 85 balls, Oliver Carter scored 75 runs in 165 balls, Delray Rawlins scored 75 runs in 115 balls, and James Coles scored 59 runs in 82 balls. For Leicestershire, Callum Parkinson took a five-wicket haul, while most other bowlers failed to do much.

In reply, Leicestershire was able to score 529 runs and lost just four wickets by the end of day three. Rishi Patel was dismissed on 99, but Louis Kimber (104 runs in 150 balls), Colin Ackermann (167 runs in 273 balls), and Wiaan Mulder (129 runs in 176 balls) all scored centuries.

Steven Finn took three wickets for Sussex in the match. Leicestershire currently trails by 59 runs, with Ackermann and Mulder in the middle. They will now look forward to getting a good lead in the match. However, since the wicket is good to bat on, the match might end up in a draw.

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