India Leaves Critics Stunned With a 2-2 Draw Against England in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Led by the Captain Shubman Gill-from-754 runs tallied during the series. The junior skipper’s stabilizing influences inspired six different century talents, proving batting depth for India unchallenged for nearly two decades in English conditions.
The dominance that the Indian hitters displayed hasn’t been seen in England in almost 20 years, as Sourav Ganguly said. Some batters hit multiple and double hundreds, and up to six distinct batters reached the century mark. All six of the top six made contributions, with the exception of Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair. KL Rahul once again played up to his reputation as Mr. Dependable, and Yashasvi Jaiswal established himself as India’s next major Test hitter. Ravindra Jadeja’s batting stock surged like never before, and Rishabh Pant was back to his aggressive best. But Washington Sundar was the one unexpected parcel that India didn’t anticipate being sent via.
Washington Sundar Comes Up As India’s X-Factor
Gautam Gambhir’s decision to go with Washington Sundar over Kuldeep Yadav bore fruits and some. He scored 284 runs, one of which was a maiden Test ton and took 7 wickets, thus giving his brand of all-roundness the edge to be among the factors defining India’s future. His stand with Ravindra Jadeja at Manchester banned India from a defeat while outshining his temperament under pressure.
Greg Chappell, the great of Australia, believes that Sundar, who is 25 years old, will play at least 50 Test matches for India. Sundar made his Test debut for India in the renowned Gabba Test against Australia in 2021, but as of 2025, he has only appeared in 12 more games. Chappell anticipates that he will play more Test matches for India and emerge as the team’s best all-around player.
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In his piece for ESPNcricinfo, he stated, “I expect Washington Sundar to play more than 50 Test matches, and I will be surprised if he doesn’t establish himself as the team’s premier all-rounder.”
Historic 50-Test Career for Sundar by Chappell
Greg Chappell of Australia views Sundar as one of the prime all-rounders of India after Ashwin retires. After bagging 16 wickets against New Zealand earlier and a career-best 7/59 under his belt, Sundar has time to bring himself into equation with India’s Test long-term plans.
Even though England defeated India by 22 runs at Lord’s, Sundar’s 4/22 effort was a sign of things to come. With both players hitting their hundreds, Sundar and Jadeja had an undefeated combination of 200 or more, leading India to an incredible tie in what turned out to be a crucial knock in Manchester.
