The Tamil Nadu man duly acknowledged the significance of playing red-ball matches at domestic level.

Playing for Tamil Nadu against Delhi, Sundar scored an impressive 152 runs off 269 balls, including 19 fours and a six, while batting at the unfamiliar position of No. 3

A reflection of his effort was in five of his seven wickets — Ravindra, Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee and Ajaz Patel all found the stumps bowled, as Sundar finished with the best economy rate of 2.55 among the bowlers.

There is an interesting story of gratitude behind Washington Sundar’s name. India’s hero on Day 1 of the Test against New Zealand in Pune got his unusual name thanks to his father for whom this was a tribute to his benefactor. This is from the time the India all-rounder’s father was trying to make it to the Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy team.

Washington Sundar re-emerged as a Test-class cricketer after an impressive performance in the Ranji Trophy for Tamil Nadu. His contributions led to an impactful return against New Zealand, bolstering his reputation.

New Zealand has been spun out for 259 and Washington Sundar grabbed a career-best 7-59 for India on day one of the second test in Pune.

Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar and Anil Kumble reflected on India's playing XI after the hosts announced three changes for the 2nd Test in Pune. Washington Sundar, who was added late to the squad,

As of now, the Tamil Nadu-based player has played a total of 4 Test matches where he scalped 6 wickets and scored 265 runs at an average of 66.25.

India looks to bounce back after a crushing first Test defeat, with speculation around new players like Washington Sundar potentially joining the squad for the crucial Pune Test against New Zealand.