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“My Son Gets Dropped…”: Washington Sundar’s Proud Father Alleges Unfair Treatment

Aakash Saini

Washington Sundar and his father M. Sundar [Source: @BCCI, @StraightDrive_/x]Washington Sundar and his father M. Sundar [Source: @BCCI, @StraightDrive_/x]

Washington Sundar led Team India’s great escape against England alongside fellow spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Day 5 of the Old Trafford Test. Sharing a courageous 203-run partnership for the fifth wicket, Sundar notched up his maiden Test century in the process, scoring 101* runs off 206 balls with nine fours and a six.

He also picked up two crucial wickets with the ball, as Team India saved the Test to enforce a series-decider at the Oval in London later this week.

Washington’s Father Says “Fans Tend To Forget His Performances”

M. Sundar, father of Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar, claimed that people often tend to forget his son’s good performances and he does not receive regular chances in the Indian playing XI. He added that Washington should keep batting at number five, and slammed the selectors for ignoring him from the line-up in the series-opening Test last month.

While speaking with the Times of India in an exclusive interview, M. Sundar said:

“Washington has been doing very well consistently. However, people tend to avoid and forget his performances. Other players get regular chances, only my son doesn't get them. Washington should consistently bat at number five like he did in the second innings of the fourth Test and get five to ten straight chances. My son was surprisingly not picked for the first Test against England. The selectors should watch his performances.”

M. Sundar also claimed that his son Washington gets dropped after failing in just one or two matches. He recalled the time when the cricketer was dropped from the team in 2021, despite scoring crucial runs against England on rank turners. He added:

“My son gets dropped even if he fails in just one or two matches. It is not fair. Washington scored an unbeaten 85 on a rank turner in Chennai against England back in 2021 and 96* against the same opposition in Ahmedabad during the same year. He would have been dropped even if those two knocks had ended up in centuries. Has this kind of an approach been maintained for any other Indian cricketer? He has become very strong after all this and the result is the performance which people are witnessing now.”

Washington Sundar along with the rest of his teammates will now face England in the fifth Test from July 31 onwards. With series on the line, the match will be hosted at The Oval in London.