New Delhi New Delhi: The puzzle of shaping the right batting line-up for the first Perth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia continues for India with Rohit Sharma's status uncertain for the match following the birth of his second child. The reason being, Shubman Gill's thumb injury during the match simulation at the WACA Ground has shaken up the plans of the playing XI. With names like Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal doing the rounds in the media to play the opening Test, one name has disappeared a bit under the radar, that of left-handed batsman Sai Sudarshan, who has played three ODIs so far. And has represented India in white-ball cricket in one T20I.
Here are some of the key achievements in his short career so far, which make Sudarshan a credible candidate to play Test overseas for India, if he gets the chance: -Great start to international career In December last year, Sudarshan Made a promising start to his international career, scoring two consecutive ODI half-centuries against South Africa in Johannesburg and Gkeberaha, with his highest score being 62. In three ODIs, he has scored 127 runs at an average of 63.50, with a strike rate of 89.43. Sudarshan has some international experience to his name and having made a great start to his career in overseas conditions further strengthens the idea of him playing in Australia.
Centuries in overseas conditions Sudarshan has played some notable innings so far during his two-year long first-class career. Apart from ODI half-centuries in South Africa, he has also scored centuries in Australia and England in the longest format of the game. During the recent Australia A and India A series in Australia, Sudarshan scored a century of 103 off 200 balls at Mackay, which included nine fours, although they lost. Apart from this, he has also scored a century in county cricket, which he scored against Nottinghamshire this year, in which he scored 105 runs with the help of 10 fours and one six. -Big impact in important matches
Although Sudarshan's international career has not reached the level of pressure of a World Cup final match, the left-handed batsman has performed well in big matches whenever possible, be it the Indian Premier League (IPL), Tamil Nadu Premier League (TPL), TNPL) or for India A.
Be it his century against Pakistan in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams' Asia Cup, his innings of 96 runs in 47 balls though Gujarat Titans' IPL 2023 final clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Ahmedabad. Be it his century in the defeat against Sri Lanka, or his century for Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) playoff encounter, the opening batsman knows how to rock the big stages with his batting.
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