There are some players, who despite making it to the squads, somehow don’t get enough match time. Washington Sundar is one such player, who despite having exceptional batting skills and equally good bowling skills, doesn’t play as often. Four years after making his Test debut, the 25-year-old has only managed to play 9 encounters.
Washington Sundar No Certainty in India XI
In those matches, he has scored 468 runs, at an average of 42 with four fifties to his name, as well as 25 wickets at a strike-rate of 47. Despite this, with India starting their Test series vs England on June 20, he might not find himself in team sheet. One would wonder why?
Well, this time around — the conditions in England, as usual would be conducive to pace/swing bowling, and an all-rounder like Nitish Kumar Reddy will be preferred. As for the spinners role, only one player will get the nod. And that, without any iota of doubt, will be veteran Ravindra Jadeja. For starters, the 36-year-old has created a world record for being the best all-rounder in the world for the longest duration– 1151 days at the top.
Ravindra Jadeja Has Better Chances
In 80 Tests, he has scored 3370 runs at an average of 35, including four tons and 22 fifties. To go with that, he has 323 wickets. More importantly, he is a proven performer in England, where in 12 matches he has scored 624 runs at an average of 29, and also bagged 27 wickets.
So, the choice becomes clear there. Yes, Washington Sundar, if there arises a situation where two spinners are needed in the playing XI, could well make it. Meanwhile, that also means that the management would go with four pacers — and those could be Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj.
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