Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara extended his herculean run of form in the County Championship Division Two. He breached the 1,000-run mark in the tournament.
Match
Pujara, who is the stand-in skipper for Sussex, managed 49 and 46* in the concluded match against Nottinghamshire.
Feat
Pujara (1,094) is second to Glamorgan's Sam Northeast (1,127) in terms of leading run-getters in the ongoing County Division Two. Pujara is among five batters to amass over 1,000 runs.
Stats
Averaging a phenomenal 109.40, Pujara has smacked 1,094 runs across 13 innings. He has slammed five hundreds and three double-tons (most).
Double-century
A few weeks back, Pujara became the first Sussex batter to make a double-century against Middlesex at Lord's (231).
FC cricket
Pujara has registered 16 double-centuries in First-class cricket. It is the most by an Asian cricketer.