“Only my son doesn’t get them” - Washington Sundar’s father slams Indian selectors

Washington Sundar, who slammed his maiden Test century, received a lot of praise from the Indian cricketing fraternity for coming out to bat at No.5 and saving the Test match in Manchester along with Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja.

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However, Sundar’s father, M Sundar, has slammed the selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, for not giving enough chances to his son since his debut. Sundar, who made his international debut in 2017, could play only 12 Tests, 23 ODIs and 54 T20Is.

"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," M Sundar told Times of India.

It’s important to note that Sundar played multiple vital knocks against England at home and ended the New Zealand series at home as the leading wicket-taker for India, scalping 16 wickets from three games.

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"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,” he added.

“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," he stated.

Furthermore, M Sundar also talked about his son being economical and getting dropped in the IPL, despite putting up quality performances. Notably, Sundar, who made his IPL debut in 2017, played for RPS, RCB, SRH, and GT franchises. 

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In the IPL 2025 season, he could play only six matches for the Gujarat Titans franchise under the leadership of Shubman Gill, which didn’t go down well with the senior Sundar.

"My son was very economical despite it being his first overseas tour. He was dropped for 11 straight matches by RCB in the next edition of the IPL, despite his quality performances. Can you imagine his mentality? Washington scored a 14-ball 40 in his first match for SRH during the IPL 2022 season. He was sent at number six in the next match," he said.

"Even his current team (GT) don't give him regular chances. He showcased his calibre in the IPL 2025 Eliminator against Mumbai Indians (MI), smashing 48 off 24 balls. Look at the way Yashasvi Jaiswal has been backed by RR. Washington hasn't been able to enjoy a consistent run even in case of domestic cricket,” he concluded.

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