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

Dixit Bhargav
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"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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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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