KEY STORY
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All-rounder Washington Sundar played a brilliant knock against England in India’s first innings of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad.
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Sundar scored an unbeaten 96 and fell short of a well-deserved maiden Test hundred by just four runs as he ran out of partners on the other end.
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Several former cricketers sympathised with the youngster, who has been in fine form for India with the willow ever since being included in the side in the fourth Test against Australia on the team’s tour Down Under.
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Sundar had earlier missed out on his maiden Test ton against England in the first Test in Chennai where he scored an unbeaten 85.
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In India’s first innings of the 4th Test, Sundar came out to bat at number 8 and added crucial stands of 113 and 196 runs for the 7th and 8th wicket respectively with Rishabh Pant (101) and Axar Patel (43). He was batting on 96 when Axar was dismissed on 43 before tail-enders Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Siraj both departed for a duck apiece to deny the all-rounder a hundred.
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Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer, who is known for his memes and digs on Twitter, shared a meme from the popular movie 3 Idiots to trolls Ishant, Axar, and Siraj. Sundar responded to Jaffer’s tweet on Monday and said his father would definitely treat the trio with Biryani and Halwa.
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Sundar’s father – M Sundar had earlier expressed his disappointment with Indian tail-enders for failing to stay out in the middle for a little longer to ensure the all-rounder reached his hundred. He said it was a matter of courage, not technique or skills as England bowlers were tired.
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“What I am really disappointed about are the tail-enders. They couldn’t stay on for even a brief while. Suppose India were playing, needing 10 runs to win, wouldn’t this have been a huge mistake.
Axar, Ishant and Siraj next time they meet Washington's father at a function😅
But seriously this 96* is no less than a hundred, very well played @Sundarwashi5 👏👏 #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/V6qRXBbwfl— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 6, 2021
CONCLUSION
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There are millions of youngsters watching, they shouldn’t learn what the tail-enders did,” said Sundar’s father after his son missed out on his maiden Test ton.
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“It is not about technique or skills. It was a matter of courage. England were tired, Stokes was bowling at 123-126. They were not bowling at lethal pace,” he added.
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Nonetheless, India went on to win the fourth Test by an innings and 25 runs to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship where they will face New Zealand in Southampton in June this year.
