Saturday , November 23 2024

IPL 2024: Rahane injured! Cheteshwar Pujara joining Chennai team?

IPL 2024: In the 29th match of the IPL 2024 season Chennai Super Kings There was a clash between Mumbai Indians and Mumbai Indians. In this, Chennai team won by 20 runs. In this much awaited match, Chennai team bowled well and won. In such a situation, a post posted by senior Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on X site is going viral on the internet. This has shocked the fans of Chennai Super Kings. Pujara wrote on his X-site, “#SupperKings looking forward to joining you this season!” He posted that.

Due to this, fans of Chennai team were confused whether Test specialist Pujara has joined the CSK team again. The reason is that Rahane was not fielding and batting in the last match due to injury. He also played the opening match against Mumbai team. Fans were keenly watching whether he joins the team in his place. Pujara played for CSK in the 2021 season. Pujara, who has played for four teams in the IPL so far, has struggled hard to retain his place. However, he has scored just 390 runs in 30 IPL matches at an average of 20.53 and a strike rate of 99.74.

When Pujara was selected in the Chennai team in 2021, many people were eagerly waiting. It was expected that Pujara's experience and strong batting would help Chennai in the middle order. Pujara was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the 2021 IPL auction at a base price of Rs 50 lakh, but he did not play a single match in the entire season. However, later the fans understood the secret of Pujara's tweet. Realized he didn't mention “Super Kings” in his ex post, but “#SupperKings”. This small change confused Chennai fans for a while.

Cheteshwar Pujara is set to play with Sussex in the County Championship this year. That's why he has registered. He will play against Leicestershire next Friday. Pujara joined Sussex in the 2022 season and has played 18 matches for the county, who have returned to the First Division this season. He will play in the first seven matches of the season. Pujara has scored 829 runs at an average of 69.08 in 13 innings for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 season.