“There’s a little story. I was around ten when I started playing cricket seriously.”
“He was playing for St Bedes and I was playing for DAV school. That was the first time I met Washy (Washington Sundar), and he hit a century. I used to bowl legspin at the time and from that day onwards, I’ve always liked him and admired him a lot.”
“After that game, I remember I was crying and Washy came and consoled me. Enakku Washy na romba pidikkum (I like Washy a lot). I also remember the TNPL put up that social post when I made my debut and then I realised my batting is similar to him,” Sudharsan further said.
Sai Sudarshan scored 610 runs in 8 Vijay Hazare Games recently.
“I might have had stage fright when I was younger, but I feel that I’ve learnt to become calmer now and deal with pressure better.”
“I actually didn’t think much about pressure, I was just happy to make my Ranji Trophy debut. I’ve played Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare for Tamil Nadu but you always dream of playing Ranji Trophy as a kid. I didn’t feel the stage fright and only the enjoyment of making my Ranji debut was there.” Sudharsan told ESPN Cricinfo.
“Yes, bringing the IPL experience to domestic cricket has been very useful. When you handle various situations and pressure at that level, you feel like you’ve faced these situations [in domestic cricket] before. So, I feel that has given me more clarity playing this season,” he added.
