Looking at his bowling figures and prior experience, he had already exceeded expectations but Sundar wasn’t done yet. When he walked out to bat on Day 3, India found themselves staring down the barrel at 161/5, trailing by 208 runs. Things worsened even further as one of India’s heroes from the Sydney Test, Rishabh Pant, departed soon after leaving India tottering at 186/6. However, what followed after that was a tremendous display of confidence, grit and temperament.
Along with Shardul Thakur, Sundar went on to add 123 runs for the seventh wicket. The Australian pacers kept peppering him with short deliveries but the youngster stood firmly at his crease, taking the blows on his body. He was quick to latch on to the loose deliveries, though, while his partner Shardul Thakur kept dealing fire with fire from the other end.
The duo brought up their maiden Test fifties during their stay of 36 overs at the crease. Thakur deserves equal applause for his efforts as well, but Sundar’s…