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New Delhi. Washington Sundar, 23, is counted among the budding all-rounders of the country. He has also proved it on occasions in domestic and international cricket, but IPL-2023 has so far been full of disappointment for this Tamil Nadu player. Washington, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, has so far not been able to leave any impact in either the batsman or the bowling this season. Not only this, he has also disappointed in fielding.
In the April 14 match against Kolkata Knight Riders, he dropped the catch of KKR’s Nitish Rana, who was on 68 at that time, in critical moments. On another occasion in the same match, Sundar had to face criticism for not trying for a catch by running forward. Although Sundar’s fielding mistakes were not too heavy and SRH was successful in winning the match by 23 runs. Rana’s catch was also later caught by Sundar on Natarajan’s ball.
Scored only 17 runs, did not get any wicket
Talking about Sundar’s performance in IPL 2023, he has been able to score only 17 runs (average 8.50) for Sunrisers Hyderabad in two innings of four matches and 16 is his highest score. His performance in bowling has also been disappointing, having bowled seven overs in four matches and went wicketless for 69 runs. The economy of this off-spinner, who usually bowls accurately, has been 9.85.
It is true that in the four matches of the team, Sundar has not got full opportunities for batting and bowling, but it cannot be denied that his performance has not been promising for the captain. The main challenge for Sundar is to raise the level of his performance in the matches ahead of the team.
Has shown shine with ball and bat in international cricket
Left-handed batsman and off-spinner Washington Sundar has shown his talent with his all-rounder performance. He has played for India in all three formats of cricket, Test, ODI and T20. Remaining unbeaten twice in six innings of 4 Test matches, he has scored 265 runs at an excellent average of 66.25, in this format he has also taken six wickets. Apart from scoring 233 runs in 16 ODIs at an average of 29.12, he has taken only 16 wickets at an average of 27.18. Playing T20 for India, he has taken 29 wickets in 35 matches and scored 107 runs.
Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur’s performance in the Test series against Australia in 2021 will still be fresh in the minds of cricket fans. In this series, both these players played an important role in India’s series victory, while performing brilliantly on Australia’s soil.
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Tags: IPL 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Washington Sundar
FIRST PUBLISHED : April 18, 2023, 11:38 AM
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