Washington Sundar
- Date of Birth 1999-10-5
- Role bowling allrounder
- Batting Style left-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | AUS vs IND | 2021-01-15 |
| ODI | IND vs SL | 2017-12-13 |
| T20 | SL vs IND | 2017-12-24 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
17
Innings
29
Runs
885
Average
42.14
Strike Rate
45.85
Highest Score
101*
100s
1
50s
5
Fours
75
Sixes
19
Catches
6
Bowling Statistics
Matches
17
Innings
29
Wickets
36
Average
32.97
Economy
3.25
Strike Rate
60.7
Best Figure
7/59
4 Wickets
3
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
2188
Runs Conceded
1187
Batting Statistics
Matches
28
Innings
19
Runs
365
Average
20.27
Strike Rate
82.02
Highest Score
51
100s
0
50s
1
Fours
25
Sixes
11
Catches
7
Bowling Statistics
Matches
28
Innings
25
Wickets
29
Average
27.93
Economy
4.93
Strike Rate
33.9
Best Figure
3/30
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
984
Runs Conceded
810
Batting Statistics
Matches
58
Innings
24
Runs
254
Average
16.93
Strike Rate
134.39
Highest Score
50
100s
0
50s
1
Fours
21
Sixes
13
Catches
21
Bowling Statistics
Matches
58
Innings
54
Wickets
51
Average
22.76
Economy
6.91
Strike Rate
19.7
Best Figure
3/3
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1007
Runs Conceded
1161
Batting Statistics
Matches
83
Innings
61
Runs
1033
Average
20.66
Strike Rate
79.27
Highest Score
70
100s
0
50s
2
Fours
71
Sixes
18
Catches
31
Bowling Statistics
Matches
83
Innings
73
Wickets
79
Average
30.92
Economy
4.62
Strike Rate
40.1
Best Figure
5/48
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
3171
Runs Conceded
2443
Batting Statistics
Matches
159
Innings
101
Runs
1489
Average
20.12
Strike Rate
123.67
Highest Score
54*
100s
0
50s
3
Fours
119
Sixes
51
Catches
48
Bowling Statistics
Matches
159
Innings
152
Wickets
118
Average
28.44
Economy
7.04
Strike Rate
24.2
Best Figure
3/3
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
2858
Runs Conceded
3357
Washington Sundar player profile
Like R Ashwin from Tamil Nadu before him, Washington Sundar went from being a batter as a youngster to making his name as an offspinner. After representing India at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, he replaced Ashwin at Rising Pune Supergiant in the 2017 IPL, and bowled with an impressive economy rate to help his side to the final.
At the start of his career, Sundar only bowled occasionally, but started to take it seriously under the eye of former India offspiner M Venkataramana, and held his own in domestic one-day competitions and after making his T20 debut as a 17-year-old in the IPL.
Eight years after first replacing Ashwin and making a splash in the shortest format, Sundar was seen as Ashwin's heir-apparent in the Indian Test team as a frontline offspinner and allrounder, making an impact in the limited opportunities he got.
He made a splash on Test debut scoring a doughty 62 from No. 7 and picking up four wickets at the Gabba in India's series win in Australia in 2020-21. He impressed again in 2024 in India's 3-0 loss to New Zealand, topping the charts with 16 wickets, a lone bright spot in India's first Test series defeat at home in 12 years.
Sundar's career until late 2024 was largely stop-start owing to India's spin riches, with Ashwin, Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav all ahead of him in the pecking order. He has also been hobbled by multiple injuries and spent much of the time from 2022 to 2024 in rehab for it. However in England in 2025, Sundar was picked as India's second spinner, in which he also made critical contributions with the bat, claiming his first Test hundred in a gritty draw at Old Trafford.
Washington Sundar IPL factfile
- An injury to fellow Tamil Nadu offspinning allrounder R Ashwin saw Washington Sundar signed as a replacement for Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL 2017 as he made his T20 debut at the age of 17.
- He took eight wickets in 11 games in his debut season and registered a miserly economy of 6.16 to help his team reach the final.
- He was then signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), where he spent the next four seasons, making 31 appearances.
- His best season was IPL 2020, when he took eight wickets in 15 games and conceded at less than six runs an over.
- He spent the next three years with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) where he made 18 appearances, before being purchased by Gujarat Titans (GT) for INR 3.2 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction.