“What an inspired selection”: Indian legend showers praise on Washington Sundar for his 7/59
Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar had nothing but praise for all-rounder Washington Sundar who picked up his career-best figures of 7/59 against New Zealand.
At the toss, Indian captain Rohit Sharma announced that Washington Sundar has come into the side in place of Kuldeep Yadav for the crucial second Test against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Though many questions were raised on his selection for the second Test, Sundar has proved all his doubters wrong with this incredible bowling display.
In the innings, Washington managed to get the important wickets of Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips and even Tim Southee.
“What an inspired selection. He is picked in the XI because he can bat a little bit, bowl a little bit,” Gavaskar said while commentating for the match.
Though Gavaskar may have highly praised Sundar after he picked up a 7-wicket haul, the Indian legend was also the one who wasn’t really satisfied with Sundar’s selection in the first place.
“The selection of Washington Sundar tells me that the Indian team was worried about their batting. He is in not just because of his off-spin but because he can get more runs at the lower order. Yes, I think there has been a lot of talk about the number of left-handers in the New Zealand batting line-up but if I had to do that then I would have picked another guy like Kuldeep Yadav, who can turn the ball away from the left-haders. He’s pretty hand with the bat as well. Obviously, not as heavy-scoring as Sundar,” Gavaskar said.
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