24-05-2025
Sai Sudharsan gets 1st Test call-up — How has the batter fared in County Championship in England?
B. Sai Sudharsan earned his maiden Test call-up as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India's squad for the five-match Test series in England on Friday.
The 23-year-old helped Tamil Nadu reach the quarterfinals of Ranji Trophy last season and has scored runs at will at the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, where he is currently the purple cap holder, with 638 runs to his name.
However, Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of senior men's selection committee, insisted that his selection was not on the basis of his performance for Gujarat Titans this season.
'When England Lions came he did well. We have not picked him because of IPL. He has showed the right away and seems to have the game to succeed at the top level.
'We have been looking at him for a while but there has never been any place in the team,' Agarkar said.
B. Sai Sudharshan's stats in Indian domestic cricket
Format Matches Innings Runs Average Strike Rate Best First Class 29 49 1957 39.93 55.06 213 List A 28 27 1396 60.69 95.61 154 T20s 58 57 2150 43.00 137.11 108 not out
He has also impressed in County Championship, scoring 281 runs for Surrey over two seasons as the side won consecutive titles.
B. Sai Sudharshan's stats in County Championship
Year Matches Innings Runs Average Strike Rate Best 2024 3 5 165 33 51.72 105 2023 2 3 116 38.66 56.31 73
Sai Sudharsan made his ODI debut in India's tour of South Africa two years ago, scoring a half century in Johannesburg.
Overall, he has played three ODIs and one T20I, with the latter played against Zimbabwe last year.
