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Sundar understands that the Indian team management is expecting a good show from him while batting at number eight.
Washington Sundar Promises To Fight Well At MCG
With half the team back in the hut, all-rounder Washington Sundar will be expected to make a valuable contribution when he walks out to bat for India in the ongoing 4th Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The visitors on Friday suffered a batting collapse after Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal forged a century stand for the third wicket. The Australians quickly picked up three wickets before stumps, putting themselves in a commanding position.
Sundar understands that the Indian team management is expecting a good show from him while batting at number eight. India ended the second day at 164 for 5, while Rishabh Pant (6) and Ravindra Jadeja (4) will resume the innings on Saturday.
“Isn’t it amazing that the team wants me to do really well in all three aspects of the game? That’s a great opportunity for me,” Sundar said at the post-match press conference.
“It will be very important to do whatever the team requires. No matter which situation of the game I get to be in, it’s just about being out there, putting in the right energy and getting things done for the team,” he added.
The Tamil Nadu all-rounder accepted that they were not in a great position but refused to believe they were not in a fight.
“We were in a great position to get big runs but we will still come back and continue to fight tomorrow morning.
“Definitely, the energy is very good in the dressing room, we are all positive. There is a long time in the game as well, so there are still three days, a lot of overs to play, so it will just be about us trying to fight really hard and get things done for the team,” he said.
The MCG strip was a bit on the softer side on the first day but it is increasingly becoming good for batting, said the lanky left-hander.
“It was a little soft yesterday because obviously the sun didn’t come out the whole day yesterday. The wicket also started to play a lot better (today) and we batted really well. I guess tomorrow and the day after as well, it will be a good surface to bat on. The wicket won’t change much. So, it will be an exciting couple of days,” he added.
- Location :
Melbourne, Australia
