Sai Sudarshan Test debut : In the first Test against England in Leeds, Team India has decided to make a Test debut to left hand batsman Sai Sudarshan. Sai Sudarshan performed brilliantly from domestic cricket to IPL, after which it was decided to hand over the Test cap to him. Sai Sudarshan plays first class cricket for Tamil Nadu. With the entry of Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar got out of the playing XI race in the first Test. These players have been in Team India’s A team for a long time but were not made a Test debut.
Sai Sudarshan’s career
Sai Sudarshan made her debut for India on 17 December 2023 in ODIs against South Africa, where he scored an unbeaten 55 runs in 43 balls. He has played 3 ODIs for Team India. Also, he made his T20 International debut in the Asian Games in 2023. In 2023, Sai Sudarshan made his debut in the County Championship for Surrey County Cricket Club. He scored a century in his first season and helped Surrey win the championship. Sai Sudarshan plays T20, List A and First Class cricket for Tamil Nadu. In the year 2022-23, he made his debut in the Ranji Trophy season in which he had two centuries in his name.
This 23 -year -old player was in the headlines due to the great batting in IPL 2025. Sudarshan scored the highest 759 runs and he won the Orange Cap. Sudarshan scored a century and 6 half -centuries in IPL 2025.
Why Sai Sudarshan’s chance to debut
The question is that Sai Sudarshan does not have much experience in first class cricket but despite this, why was he given a chance. While the team consists of an experienced batsman like Abhimanyu Ishwar, who has scored 27 centuries in first class cricket. Actually Sai Sudarshan’s current form is amazing. Also, his technology is considered better for playing in England. This left -handed batsman hits a lot of late ball which is considered perfect for England pitches. Sudarshan is known for playing long innings and his conversion rate is very good. Sudarshan has so far scored 7 centuries in first class cricket and has 5 half -centuries in his name. Meaning if these players reach the half -century, then they also change their innings into a century, which is a sign of the big batsman of Test cricket. It remains to be seen how Sudarshan performs in Leeds.
