In the third Test match against England, Team India's star all-rounder Washington Sundar has drawn everyone's attention with his outstanding performance. He bowled brilliantly in the second innings, taking four crucial wickets, and what was special was that he claimed all his wickets as bowled.
Sports News: Young Indian cricket team star all-rounder Washington Sundar has achieved a special feat in international cricket. In the third match of the ongoing Test series against England, Sundar, with his splendid bowling, completed 100 wickets in his international career. With this achievement, he has further strengthened his position as an all-rounder in Indian cricket.
Impressive Performance in the Second Innings Against England
In the third Test match, Washington Sundar displayed splendid bowling performance in the second innings against England. He sent four important English players back to the pavilion. The special thing was that all four of Sundar's wickets came as 'bowled', which is an example of his accurate line-length and smart bowling. He played a major role in restricting England to just 192 runs in the second innings.
Sundar claimed the wickets of key batsmen like Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, and Shoaib Bashir in the second innings. Due to his spell, England's team was dismissed quickly in the second innings, putting India in a b position in the match.
Completed a 'Century' of Wickets in International Cricket
Along with his brilliant bowling in this Test match, Washington Sundar has completed 100 wickets in international cricket. His career statistics are as follows:
- Test Cricket: 11 matches, 30 wickets
- ODI Cricket: 23 matches, 24 wickets
- T20I Cricket: 54 matches, 48 wickets
Thus, the total number of Washington Sundar's wickets has now reached 102. Achieving this figure in his short career is considered a great achievement for him.
Sundar is also a Brilliant Lower-Order Batsman
Washington Sundar is not only a bowler but has also proved to be a very useful player for the Indian team in batting. In Test cricket, he has scored 545 runs so far, which includes 4 half-centuries. His best score in his Test career is 96 runs, which he scored against Australia in the historic Brisbane Test.
Sundar often adds useful runs for the team coming in the lower order, and this is why he is seen as one of the most reliable all-rounders in Indian cricket at present.
Situation of the Third Test
In the third Test match, England scored 387 runs after batting first. In response, India also leveled the score by scoring 387 runs in the first innings. The match was at an exciting point between the two teams, but the Indian bowlers played brilliantly in the second innings and restricted England to just 192 runs.
In the second innings, Joe Root scored the most runs for England with 40 runs, but the English batsmen could not stand against Washington Sundar and other Indian bowlers. After this excellent performance by Washington Sundar, cricket experts and fans are praising him a lot. Cricket experts believe that Sundar has continuously improved his bowling and he is now capable of playing a match-winning role for Team India in any format.
