Story of Washington Sundar (Photo: PTI)
In the Test series against England, Washington Sundar has been dominated by both his batting and bowling. He is showing all -round games for Team India. But, we will discuss his game later. First the name of the name that he got despite being a Hindu? Why and how did the left -arm all -rounder Sundar get that name? There is an interesting story behind him. But, before mentioning that story, know what name we get here?
Interesting story of Washington Sundar
We are talking about the name Washington. The name Washington, being a Hindu, seems to be a little strange. This name seems a little Christian. But, there is an interesting anecdote behind the name that the Indian all -rounder has received. And, it can hardly be behind the excellent story of a name. So what was the story behind the name Washington, let’s know.
M. Sundar, who was the father of Washington Sundar, wanted to play cricket. But, despite playing good cricket, he could not come to the main team of Tamil Nadu. But, when he was small and went to play stadium cricket, there used to be a retired officer of an army. He used to see children playing. Among those children, there was also an M. Sundar, whose game was more impressed by the game. In such a situation, the retired officer told M. Sundar that you play. I will teach you, give kitbag, I will leave school on a bicycle. This was done by the retired officer because M. Sundar was from the poor family. It was difficult for him to maintain the expenditure on studies and cricket.
Washington became like this, even as a Hindu
The name of that retired officer who helped M. Sundar was- P.D. Washington, who dies in 1999. In 1999 itself, M. Sundar’s wife gives birth to a boy, in whose ear M. Sundar says- Srinivasan. But, then after a while he feels that it should not be named Srinivasan. Rather, the boy should be named after the person who backed him. He was supported when no one was giving. And, he names his boy – Washington Sundar.
