Sai Sudharsan

Bharadwaj Sai Sudharsan (born 15 October 2001) is an Indian International cricketer,^[2] who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and for Gujarat Titans in the IPL. He made his debut for Indian cricket team in One-day Internationals (ODIs) in a series against South Africa in December 2023.^[3]

Sai Sudharsan

Personal information
Full name	Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan
Born	(2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Top-Order Batter
International information
National side	India (2023–present)
ODI debut (cap 253)	17 December 2023 v South Africa
Last ODI	21 December 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	66
Only T20I (cap 114)	7 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.	66
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021/22–present	Tamil Nadu
2022–present	Gujarat Titans
2023–2024	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 3 18 28 43 Runs scored 127 1,144 1,396 1,503 Batting average 63.50 36.90 60.69 40.62 100s/50s 0/2 3/4 6/6 1/8 Top score 62 179 154 103 Balls bowled 3 30 21 – Wickets 0 0 3 – Bowling average – – 7.33 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling - – 1/0 – Catches/stumpings 1/– 10/– 8/– 8/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2024

Background

Sudharsan's father was an athlete who represented India at the South Asian Games in Dhaka, while his mother was a state level volleyball player.^[4]

Domestic career

In 2019/20 Raja of Palayampatti Shield, he was Alwarpet CC's leading run-scorer with 635 runs at an average of 52.92.^[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, for Tamil Nadu in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.^[6] He made his List A debut on 8 December 2021, for Tamil Nadu in the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy.^[7] In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.^[8] Sudharsan's performance in the TNPL led to his selection in the IPL team. ^[9]

In April 2022, he made his IPL debut after Vijay Shankar was ruled out of the match with an injury.^[10]

In the 2023 season of the IPL Sudharsan scored 362 runs in the tournament averaging 51.71. He scored 96 in the IPL final against Chennai Super Kings, but his team Gujarat Titans would go on to lose that match. In August 2023, Sudharsan signed for Surrey for the final three matches of the 2023 County Championship.^[11]

References

1. "Sai Sudarshan's profile on CREX".
2. "Sai Sudharsan". ESPNcricinfo.
3. "South Africa vs India: Sai Sudharsan makes ODI debut as Gujarat Titans star rewarded for consistency". India Today. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
4. Venugopal, Ashok (13 November 2019). "18-year-old Tamil Nadu cricketer has his target set". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
5. Penbugs (8 April 2022). "From Triplicane FCC to Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan story". Penbugs. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
6. "Elite, Group A, Lucknow, Nov 4 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
7. "Elite, Group B, Thumba, Dec 8 2021, Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
8. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
9. "Irfan praises Sai Sudharsan for seizing opportunity in Williamson's absence". Crickdom.news. 6 April 2023.
10. "Who is Sai Sudharsan and what's his back-story?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
11. "Surrey sign Sudharsan". Kia Oval. 31 August 2023.

External links

• Sai Sudharsan at ESPNcricinfo