In Pics - Indian players featuring in County Championship 2022 in England

The 122nd edition of the County Championship in England this year has surprisingly witnessed a good number of Indian players featuring in their domestic competition. The season which started on April 7 is scheduled to run until September 29. (Photo credit: ECB)

Even though Indian players featuring in the county cricket is nothing new and several legends of the game in the past have been associated with the competition, this time around as many as 5 Indian players are part of England's premier domestic competition. (Getty Images)

Star India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has been one of the top performers in the County season this year. He was among the first to join England's domestic cricket this year and even made a comeback in the Indian Test team after piling up huge runs for Sussex. (Photo credit: Cheteshwar Pujara Twitter)

Pujara recently smashed his third double century of the County season. With a whopping 997 runs, Pujara is averaging an astonishing 124.62 in the 2022 County Championship. Pujara so far has scored five centuries in 10 innings. (Photo credit: Cheteshwar Pujara Twitter)

All-rounder Washington Sundar recently made his presence felt on his County debut for Lancashire by picking up 4 for 69 against Northamptonshire. Sundar, who last played a first-class game in July last year, is making a comeback after recovering from a finger injury. (Photo credit: @lancscricket Twitter)

Warwickshire County Cricket Club at the start of the month announced the signing of all-rounder Krunal Pandya for the entire 2022 Royal London Cup. The competition will take place August 2 to 23 where Warwickshire will play eight group-stage matches. (TOI file photo)

Veteran pacer Umesh Yadav, 34, was roped in by Middlesex for the remainder of the County season as a replacement for Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi. Umesh has so far played a match and has a couple of wickets to his name. (Photo credit: @Middlesex_CCC Twitter)

Pacer Navdeep Saini is the most recent Indian player to sign a contract to play county cricket. Saini agreed to a deal with Kent where he will feature in three County Championship matches and 5 Royal London Cup games. (Photo credit: @KentCricket Twitter)