The 2022 edition of the County Championship is underway right now, where some of the top cricketers of the world are playing in red-ball format against each other. India’s Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara and Pakistan’s wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan have been playing together for Sussex.
Fans were excited to see their partnership, and they have witnessed an epic stand between the two players in the ongoing match between Sussex and Durham. Cheteshwar, who lost his place from the Indian Test cricket team, owing to his inconsistent performances, has batted with supreme consistency for Sussex in this county season.
He scored a double century and has followed it up with two centuries. Today, in the match between Sussex and Durham, Mohammad Rizwan has supported him well and scored 74 runs off 124 deliveries so far. Pujara has scored a hundred in this match as well, with his current score being 186 runs off 297 deliveries.
Both world-class batters have brought their ‘A’ game to the table and made sure that the Sussex team has a good position in the match. The team’s score is 490/5 after 138 overs. The match is underway in Hove, where Cheteshwar and Rizwan united when the team’s score was 350/5.
It is quite rare to see the Indian cricket team and the Pakistan cricket team playing against each other these days, and more so to see the players of the two nations playing together, which is why the partnership between Pujara and Rizwan has gained everyone’s attention.
Twitterati react as Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammad Rizwan have a phenomenal partnership for the sixth wicket
Here’s how the cricket fans on Twitter reacted to the duo of Cheteshwar and Mohammad Rizwan stitching up a great partnership for the sixth wicket while playing for Sussex against Durham in a county match.
that rizwan and pujara edit finally came true pic.twitter.com/m6qYJdZsuE
— rizzy stan (@rizzystan) April 29, 2022
150* for Pujara and 50* for Rizwan – India and Pakistan partnership leading the charge for Sussex.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 30, 2022
👏 151* for Cheteshwar Pujara
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 30, 2022
🙌 56* for Mohammad Rizwan
The two are together at the crease for Sussex right now 🤜🤛 #CountyChampionship
Pujara & Rizwan batting together in the County Championship 💪 pic.twitter.com/7UoreafDEE
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) April 30, 2022
The Indo-Pak duo 🇵🇰🇮🇳🤩
— CricWick (@CricWick) April 29, 2022
Pujara (128*) and Rizwan (5*) take Sussex to stumps 👏#LVCountyChamp #Rizwan #Pujara pic.twitter.com/qfUVxBH28K
Pujara 🤝🏽 Rizwan partnership for Sussex#LVCountyChamp pic.twitter.com/cnZCJPJ4Z9
— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) April 29, 2022
Pujara and Rizwan 🤝❤️
— Hamza Khan 🇵🇰 (@HamzaKhan259) April 29, 2022
Come on, Rizwan. Play a big knock here. Like your partner Cheteshwar Pujara.#CountyChampionship pic.twitter.com/C4LER8UBnb
A sign of relief no doubt for Mohammad Rizwan as he reaches his 50 for Sussex, his partnership with Pujara is now 108* – Discuss at:https://t.co/GU6RFX5Z3p#CountyChampionship2022 pic.twitter.com/yQZt9JQHVU
— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) April 30, 2022
‘County bringing the nations together’
— Adv. Mian Omer🇵🇰 (@Iam_Mian) April 30, 2022
133* (Indo-Pak) partnership b/w Pujara 🇮🇳 & Rizwan 🇵🇰 #CountyChampionship pic.twitter.com/1afSeDvE6r
Pujara and Rizwan batting together
— Div ➐ (@div_yumm) April 29, 2022
Divided by England, united by england. Beauty of cricket pic.twitter.com/9LatgX2zM9
