“No ton for Washington”: Twitter reactions on Washington Sundar narrowly missing maiden Test century

Washington Sundar: The rookie Indian all-rounder was left stranded on 96* as India lost three wickets within five deliveries.

During the third day of the fourth Test of the ongoing England’s tour of India in Ahmedabad, India all-rounder Washington Sundar (96*) was unfortunate to miss his maiden Test century as he ran out of partners.

Resuming from his overnight score of 60*, Sundar batted in his usual composed manner making batting look simple. In his limited Test career, the southpaw has gained an impression of giving respect to good deliveries but not missing out on run-scoring opportunities, as and when they arise.

The same has been the highlight of this innings as Sundar showed way better composure than any lower middle-order batsman playing in his fourth Test. Sundar, who got his eye in in the morning, first attacked England spinner Dom Bess hitting him for a six and four in the 98th over.

Scoring most of runs his runs via singles and doubles, Sundar looked set to reach the three-figure mark until India lost three wickets within five deliveries at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Once England vice-captain Ben Stokes cleaned up Mohammed Siraj (0), Sundar was visibly heartbroken for not being able to score a century without any fault of his.

Having come in to bat at No. 8 after Ravichandran Ashwin’s (13) dismissal, Sundar had initially played second fiddle to India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant (101) on Day 2. With the latter hitting the English bowlers left, right, and centre, Sundar gave him the ideal company whilst also accumulating runs for himself.

With Sundar and fellow all-rounder Axar Patel (43) putting together a 106-run partnership for the eighth wicket, India lead by 160 runs after scoring 365/10 in 114.4 overs in the first innings.

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