India test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will warm up for India&#39;s Test series in England by playing county cricket as Yorkshire has signed him for his second stint with the club.

Recently, Pujara had registered for the 11th edition of IPL. His base price was ₹75,00,000 but remained unsold.

The 30-year-old, who played for Yorkshire in 2015, will share overseas duties with New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, giving the county three of the world`s top six test batsmen -- England captain Joe Root being the other -- on their staff.

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Pujara is returning to Yorkshire for his second stint with the club after turning out during 2015, a County Championship winning year.

Despite a deal for the Rajkot-born right-hander being struck several weeks ago, the club&#39;s announcement has been purposely delayed until after the Indian Premier League auction.

During that time, the BCCI has scheduled a one-off Test against Afghanistan in Bengaluru, from June 14-18, and Pujara is set to depart for his home country after the Royal London 50-Over clash at Lancashire.

Yorkshire is hoping Pujara will return in time for an away trip to Hampshire, in the Specsavers County Championship, on June 20. The club also said that Pujara may stay on after India&#39;s five-match Test tour of England between August 1 and September 11.

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&quot;I&#39;m really excited to be able to have the opportunity to represent Yorkshire once again,&quot; Pujara said.

&quot;It&#39;s always nice to be able to come over here and play some County Cricket and I&#39;m just as excited as I was last time to represent the Club. I love the passion the people of Yorkshire have for the game and they made me feel very welcome.

I know quite a few of the players, so I&#39;ll just try to play my natural game and score plenty of runs for the Club,&quot; Pujara said.

&quot;It&#39;s an honour for me to play for the same county as Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar and each time I&#39;ve played county cricket it has improved me as a player. That&#39;s the plan again in 2018.

I just want to score as many runs as possible for Yorkshire and soak up as much as I can from the whole experience.&quot;

Pujara, who delivered a record-breaking 12th double century of his 12-year career towards the end of 2017, averages 56.68 in first-class cricket.

His County Championship record stands at 816 runs with three fifties and as many hundred.&nbsp;

One of each came in Yorkshire colours in the early stages of the Club?s second successive Championship winning year.

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Pujara is returning to Yorkshire for his second stint with the club after turning out during 2015, a County Championship winning year

India test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will warm up for India's Test series in England by playing county cricket as Yorkshire has signed him for his second stint with the club. Recently, Pujara had registered for the 11th edition of IPL. His base price was ₹75,00,000 but remained unsold. The 30-year-old, who played for Yorkshire in 2015, will share overseas duties with New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, giving the county three of the world`s top six test batsmen -- England captain Joe Root being the other -- on their staff. IPL 2018: All teams and their squad list Pujara is returning to Yorkshire for his second stint with the club after turning out during 2015, a County Championship winning year. Despite a deal for the Rajkot-born right-hander being struck several weeks ago, the club's announcement has been purposely delayed until after the Indian Premier League auction. During that time, the BCCI has scheduled a one-off Test against Afghanistan in Bengaluru, from June 14-18, and Pujara is set to depart for his home country after the Royal London 50-Over clash at Lancashire. Yorkshire is hoping Pujara will return in time for an away trip to Hampshire, in the Specsavers County Championship, on June 20. The club also said that Pujara may stay on after India's five-match Test tour of England between August 1 and September 11. In pictures: Top 10 buys in IPL auction "I'm really excited to be able to have the opportunity to represent Yorkshire once again," Pujara said. "It's always nice to be able to come over here and play some County Cricket and I'm just as excited as I was last time to represent the Club. I love the passion the people of Yorkshire have for the game and they made me feel very welcome. I know quite a few of the players, so I'll just try to play my natural game and score plenty of runs for the Club," Pujara said. "It's an honour for me to play for the same county as Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar and each time I've played county cricket it has improved me as a player. That's the plan again in 2018. I just want to score as many runs as possible for Yorkshire and soak up as much as I can from the whole experience." Pujara, who delivered a record-breaking 12th double century of his 12-year career towards the end of 2017, averages 56.68 in first-class cricket. His County Championship record stands at 816 runs with three fifties and as many hundred. One of each came in Yorkshire colours in the early stages of the Club?s second successive Championship winning year.

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