Driving Naari Programme launched in Chandigarh
Christchurch: With the limited opportunities he has got in his brief ODI career, Washington Sundar has impressed. He is just 23 and has a long career ahead.
Sundar promises to be the future of Indian cricket. Sundar has again shown that he is the other Ravindra Jadeja. The 23-year-old has with his fifty against New Zealand in the final ODI at Christchurch made a strong case for himself with a little more than a year left for the ODI World Cup in India.
Here are the reasons why Sundar should be in the Indian squad for the ODI World Cup:
A proper batter: When he bats, he bats like a proper top-order batter. He has all the shots and can improvise as well. Sundar is more than handy with the bat and can also shuffle in the batting order – that makes him special. You have to give him more chances.
Washy, The Bowler: As a bowler as well, he can chip in. The advantage with him is that he can also bowl inside the powerplay. He has thrived while bowling with the new ball. That makes him special. Sundar is also economical with the ball and has a lot of experience bowling in Indian conditions – and that is where the WC is.
Jadeja’s Back-Up: Ravindra Jadeja was missed in Australia and Axar Patel – his replacement – did not live up to the expectations. What if India had Sundar in Australia? He has experience with the bouncy tracks of Australia. Given his performances in white-ball cricket, Sundar should be in the squad as a back-up for Jadeja.
