IPL 2024: All you need to know about Gujarat Titans batting sensation Sai Sudarshan

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Sai Sudarshan scored 89* off 49 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries and four maximums to take his team to 200 batting first against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday.

In the absence of Hardik Pandya, Sudarshan has become an integral member of the GT batting unit whom the management banks upon. The 22-year-old batter plays domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu and has featured in 22 IPL matches so far. He averages 42 with the bat at a strike rate of 133.7, and has smashed five half-centuries in the tournament, with the help of 82 boundaries and 20 maximums.

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He debuted for India during the national team’s tour of South Africa late last year. Sudarshan played all three One Day Internationals (ODIs), scoring 127 runs at an average of 63.5, striking at 89.4. He brought up a couple of half-centuries and showed incredible adaptability to the hostile batting conditions in the home of the Proteas.

Sudharshan has even played in 17 first-class matches for Tamil Nadu. He has scored 1118 runs at an average of 38.55, with a strike rate of 54.36. Impressively, the southpaw has notched four half-centuries and three tons. In 28 List A games, Sudarshan aggregates 1396 runs with an average oif 60.69 and strike rate touching 96.

Sudarshan caught the attention of the IPL fraternity when he played a breath-taking knock of 96 runs in the final of the 2023 edition of the tournament. He tore apart the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling unit with the help of eight boundaries and six maximums to bat at a strike rate of 205 and get GT to 214 in the first innings of the grand finale.

Interestingly, the left-handed batter even underwent a county stint for Surrey last year, and is hovering around the Indian international team setup after strong outings in domestic cricket lately.

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