Cheteshwar Pujara
The star batsman of the Indian team, Cheteshwar Pujara, plays county cricket in England. He is the captain of the Sussex team. But now there is bad news for Pujara. He was suspended for one game in the district championship and the main reason for this was revealed. Sussex have declared three players ineligible.
Pujara banned
The Sussex team had received four penalties in a single season. Jack Carson, Tom Haines and Ari Karvelas misbehaved. These three players are considered unavailable for selection in the next game. Due to 4 penalties, Sussex were deducted 12 points and captain Cheteshwar Pujara was suspended for one game. Now the Sussex team will play without Pujara in their next County Championship game against Derbyshire.
Sussex had previously put in excellent performances but have now slipped to fifth in the points table, 30 points behind second-placed Worcestershire. Sussex still have two games left this season. England Lions’ 22-year-old off-spinner Jack Carson was spoken to by the umpires during Leicestershire’s 499-run chase in the fourth innings when he tried to avoid Ben Cox while the batsman was at the non-striker’s end. But he finished the run. Then he had a discussion with the referees.
That’s what the coach said
Coach Paul Farbrace said we kept Jack and Tom out for the game against Derbyshire. Referees and umpires have charged both players with level one and two on-field violations. That’s why we had to take decisive action against them and show them that such behavior cannot be tolerated.
Now we have to play without Cheteshwar Pujara. We have also decided that Arie Karvelas will also not be available for selection until the investigation is completed. I am very disappointed by these incidents and hope that we do not find ourselves in this situation again. This is a great opportunity for other players to excel at this opportunity and make an important contribution to winning the district championship.
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