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'Sai Sudharsan Can Become ...': Ashwin On Youngster's Possible Role For India

image-lq4zhktqSai Sudharshan batting for Gujarat Titans [X.com]

With the Board of Control for India (BCCI) and Team India selectors and management opting to hand youngsters a chance in the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series in South Africa, players like Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Tilak Varma, and Rinku Singh will have the perfect platform to showcase their ability and stake claim to their spot moving ahead.

Tamil Nadu's Sai Sudharsan has been knocking on the doors of Team India with his performances for India 'A' and also in the domestic circuit, apart from a stellar Indian Premier League (IPL) with Gujarat Titans earlier this year.

Fellow state teammate and premier India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has backed the young batter to make his mark in the ODIs against South Africa, will be a tough ask given the testing conditions, and the stiff competition within the team. 

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin further claimed that Sudharsan has the ability to become India's fulcrum in the XI. 

Here's what Ashwin said

"Performing for the national team from the state side needs a step up and I believe he has it in him. It is not easy to do that since you play in different conditions in international cricket against different bowling attacks. Sai Sudharsan can become the next Indian player from Tamil Nadu and become a fulcrum in the XI." 


"He (Sudharsan) is travelling to South Africa with the ODI team and there's a great chance he could open with Ruturaj Gaikwad. Even if Rajat Patidar opens with Gaikwad, Sudharsan can bat at No. 3. Remember, India are looking at a left-hander to bat in the top four. He is a brilliant player of spin and has that fight in him."

The first ODI will be played on December 17, which could see the 22-year-old make his India debut at Johannesburg.