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Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Born (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NicknameWashi[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 301)15 January 2021 v Australia
Last Test1 November 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 220)13 December 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI4 August 2024 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 72)24 December 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I30 July 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.5 (formerly 55)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentTamil Nadu
2017Rising Pune Supergiant
2018–2021Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022–presentSunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 5)
2022Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 6 22 52
Runs scored 354 315 161
Batting average 59.00 24.23 13.41
100s/50s 0/3 0/1 0/1
Top score 96* 51 50
Balls bowled 951 798 963
Wickets 22 23 47
Bowling average 23.86 27.21 23.48
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 7/59 3/30 3/15
Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/– 18/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ACC Asia Cup
Winner 2023 Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2016 Bangladesh
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 November 2024

Washington Sundar (Tamil: [sun̪d̪aɾ]; born 5 October 1999) is an Indian international cricketer. An all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin, he plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.[3][4] He made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2017 against Sri Lanka.

Early life

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Washington Sundar was born in a Tamil Hindu family on 5 October 1999 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[5] He was named by his father Mani Sundar in honour of a man named P.D. Washington, who had sponsored the elder Sundar's cricket passion.[6][7] His sister Shailaja Sundar (also known as M. S. Shailaja) is also a professional cricketer.[8][9] He started playing cricket from the age of four or five.[10] He received his early education from St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School.[11] And Under graduated from Hindustan institute of technology and science, Chennai.[citation needed]

Domestic and IPL career

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Sundar made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2016.[12] Like Ravichandran Ashwin before him, Sundar went from being a batsman as a youngster to making his name as an off-spinner. In October 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century for Tamil Nadu against Tripura in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.[13] He was also selected for the national U-19 team for the 2016 U-19 World Cup.

In 2017, he was selected by Rising Pune Supergiant as a replacement for Ravichandran Ashwin. He made his Twenty20 debut for Rising Pune Supergiants in the 2017 Indian Premier League on 22 April 2017.[14] He had received the Player of the Match award in the first qualifier played between Mumbai Indians and Pune Supergiants, in which he took 3 wickets for 16 runs.

In January 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 IPL auction.[15] In October the same year, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[16]

In the 2022 IPL Auction, Sundar was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹8.75 crores.[17]

In August 2022, Sundar played for Lancashire County Cricket Club in the Royal London One-Day Cup and the County Championship. He claimed a five-wicket haul in his debut match against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.[18]

International career

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In November 2017, Sundar was named in India's Twenty20 International squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[19] Earlier, he was also added to India's One Day International (ODI) squad for the same series, after Kedar Jadhav suffered a hamstring injury.[20] He made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka on 13 December 2017,[21] his first international wicket being that of Lahiru Thirimanne. He then made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka on 24 December 2017.[22] At the age of 18 years and 80 days, he became the youngest player to debut for India in T20Is.[23]

In March 2018, Sundar was selected in India's squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. He was praised by many for his economical bowling inside the powerplay at an economy of less than 6 runs an over. During the series, he bagged a maiden 3-wicket haul, making him the youngest T20I player to do so. He was named the Player of the Series for his performance.[24] He then became a regular member of the Indian T2OI team.[25]

Sundar was initially picked for India's 2020-21 Australia tour only as a net bowler. However, injuries to fellow bowlers and the inability for India to fly in replacements at short notice due to quarantine restrictions in effect during the COVID-19 pandemic, saw him win an unexpected first Test cap[26] on 15 January, in the final Test match of the series at The Gabba.[27] His first Test wicket was Steve Smith, and he scored 62 in his first Test innings in a crucial seventh wicket partnership of 123 with Shardul Thakur which kept India from facing a huge first innings deficit and contributed greatly to India's eventual victory in the Test.[28] With his maiden Test fifty, Sundar became the third Indian to score a half-century on Test debut in Australia.[29]

In October 2024, Sundar picked his maiden ten-wicket haul in test cricket against New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ PTI (5 December 2017). "Father, coaches played big role in my career: Washington". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Washington Sundar: The rising star of Indian cricket with a promising future". Crictoday. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ K Chakraborty (6 November 2015). "Tamil Nadu teen makes India U-19 cut". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Washington Sundar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ^ Dinakar, S. (17 May 2017). "The intriguing name of Washington Sundar". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ "The reason behind Washington Sundar's unique name". The Times of India. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Washington Sundar's father reveals origin of RPS spinner's name". The Indian Express. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Chicken biriyani, sakkara pongal treat awaits cricketer Washington Sundar on return". The News Minute. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Will Spend Quality Time When He Returns: Washington Sundar's Sister Shailaja After India's Test Win". 19 January 2021.
  10. ^ Venugopal, Arun (15 May 2013). "Trying to make a name". The Hindu.
  11. ^ "CSK plans cricket academy". The New Indian Express. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Mumbai v Tamil Nadu at Rohtak, Oct 6-9, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Washington Sundar's 156* underpins TN's dominance". ESPNcricinfo. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Indian Premier League, 24th match: Rising Pune Supergiant v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Pune, Apr 22, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  15. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  17. ^ "PL Auction 2022 live updates". 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Watch: Washington Sundar claims five-wicket haul on county debut for Lancashire". The Indian Express. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Washington Hooda in India's T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Washington Sundar replaces injured Jadhav in ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  21. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Chandigarh, Dec 13 2017". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  22. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Mumbai, Dec 24 2017". ESPNcricinfo. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Washington Sundar youngest to play for India in T20Is". Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Washington Sundar". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  25. ^ "Team India's T20I, ODI and Test squads for Tour of Australia announced". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  26. ^ Henry, Matthew (17 January 2021). "Thakur and Sundar lead fightback in Brisbane". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  27. ^ Dinakar, S. (14 January 2021). "Washington Sundar set to make his Test debut against Australia". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur fight with backs to wall in record 7th wicket stand at the Gabba". Indian Express. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Records galore for Washington Sundar as all-rounder achieves rare double on Test debut against Australia". Times Now. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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