Washington Sundar, who got injured in the first ODI against New Zealand, is now out of the entire series. Now Delhi’s Ayush Badoni has got a chance in his place. He will soon join the Indian team and it is possible that he may also be seen playing in at least one ODI match. Ayush Badoni, who has been making waves in domestic cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL) till now, has been selected for the Indian team for the first time, that is, till now he has not played a single international match for India.
During the first match, when Washington Sundar was bowling, he felt pain and could not bowl the full 10 overs. However, when the Indian team needed him to bat, he came out to bat. He stood with KL Rahul till the end and remained not out after scoring 7 runs on 7 balls. However, now he is out of the team for Rajkot ODI and this entire series and Ayush Badoni has been called in his place.
Why only Ayush Badoni?
The reason why Ayush Badoni was selected to replace Washington Sundar is that both are similar players. Both are lower order batsmen and bowl off-breaks. His average in List A is 36.47. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he took 4 wickets at an average of 19.75 and an economy of 3.59.
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His figures in List-A are not very impressive but considering his performance in the IPL and his record in the first class, confidence has been expressed in him.
Who is Ayush Badoni?
Ayush Badoni, who plays for Delhi’s domestic team, has also played for India A-, North Zone and India Under-19 team. 26-year-old Ayush Badoni was bought for Lucknow Super Giants when Gautam Gambhir was working with this team. Ayush Badoni, who was bought for only Rs 20 lakh in the first season, was retained by the Lucknow team by paying Rs 4 crore in 2025.
Recently, he could not perform well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, but before that, Ayush Badoni had given an all-round performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In 3 innings of 5 matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ayush Badoni scored only 16 runs and took a total of 4 wickets. In the 5 matches of SMAT, he scored a total of 130 runs with one half-century and took 6 wickets.
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What do the statistics say?
If we look at List-A statistics, Ayush Badoni can be called a decent player. Ayush Badoni, who scored a total of 693 runs in 27 matches with one century and 5 half-centuries, has also taken 18 wickets.
At the same time, in 21 first class matches, he has scored 1681 runs and taken 22 wickets. He has also scored a double century once in first class.
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