India’s Cheteshwar Pujara will be playing for Sussex in the upcoming English county season, replacing Australia international Travis Head, the club announced on Thursday.

Pujara, who has been dropped from the India Test team after having played 95 games for the country, will compete in both first-class and List A games for Sussex.

He has previously played for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire in the English County Championship.

“Following a request by Travis to be released from his contract due to increased international commitments along with the news that he and his partner are expecting their first child, the club have agreed to this and replaced him with Cheteshwar Pujara for the majority of the 2022 season,” the club said in a statement.

The English county season will start on April 7. and Sussex will play their first match from April 14 against Derbyshire. The season continues till September.