Comprehensive India Washington Sundar He shared a series of photos on social media from the Gabba in Brisbane ahead of the third Test between India and Australia, starting on December 14. The cricketer uploaded some old pictures from the venue, where India completed a historic three-wicket win during the 2020-21 innings, winning the series 2-1.
Sundar also shared a picture of his pet dog named after the place – Jabba. Washington Sundar commented on his Instagram post:
“Jabba (bat ball emoji).”
Take a look:
Notably, Sundar made his Test debut in Brisbane, scoring 62 and 22 in his two innings. Participated in a 123-year partnership with Shardul Thakur For the seventh wicket in the first innings to help the visitors get back into contention. The off-spinner also took four wickets in the match.
'Washington Sundar can replace R Ashwin' – Cheteshwar Pujara picks his Indian playing XI change for Brisbane Test
Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has picked Washington Sundar in the lead Ravichandran Ashwin In his native India he played the XI for the Brisbane Test. The 36-year-old suggested the tourists needed to step up their batting after they were dismissed twice in Adelaide. He recently told Star Sports:
“I feel that only one change could happen. Since the batting was not good, Washington Sundar could come in place of R Ashwin. Should someone come in place of Harshit Rana? In my opinion no. You supported him and he performed well in the first match” .
Sundar returned with scores of 4 and 29 and took two wickets in the first Test in Perth, where India won by 295 runs. Overall, the 25-year-old has 24 wickets and 387 runs, including three half-centuries, in seven Tests.
Meanwhile, Pujara backed Harshit Rana despite being wicketless in the second Test. He said:
“He is a good player. You can't drop him just because one match was bad. Maybe the only change for me would be Sundar for Ashwin if the team feels the batting line-up needs strengthening.”
Harshit Rana finished with 0/86 in 16 overs in the second Test.
Edited by Sankalp Srivastava
