From Cheteshwar Pujara to Navdeep Saini: Check how India players are faring in 2022 England domestic competitions

The domestic competition in England this year has surprisingly witnessed participation by a good number of Indian players. Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex), Washington Sundar (Lancashire), Krunal Pandya (Warwickshire for Royal London Cup), Umesh Yadav (Middlesex), Navdeep Saini (Kent), and Mohammed Siraj (Warwickshire) are or were part of the English summer in 2022.

Let’s take a look at how Indians have fared/faring in England domestic competitions this year:

Cheteshwar Pujara: This year, 34-year-old Pujara has earned headlines for not just being involved in the England domestic competitions but also for being at the center of all the action. He had begun his county season with a double-ton (201*) for Sussex against Derbyshire and followed it with a hundred (109) against Worcestershire and another double-ton (203) against Durham.

By May end, Pujara, who is playing in his debut season for Sussex, had slammed four consecutive hundreds for the County side.

In July, the Rajkot batter slammed a double century against Middlesex on July 20 at Lord's. It was his third double century and 16th in first-class cricket overall. With the feat, Pujara moved just behind all-time greats like CB Fry, Jack Hobbs, and Graeme Hick in the list of most first-class cricket double tons.

Players ahead of Pujara with most FC double hundreds:

• 37 - Don Bradman
• 36 - Walter Hammond
• 22 - Percy Hendren
• 17 - Herbert Sutcliffe & Mark Ramprakash

Also, Pujara is second only to Glamorgan's Sam Northeast in terms of leading run-getters in the County Division Two.