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Washington Sundar

Born on: October 5, 1999, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Not because of his unusual name, Washington Sundar made headlines in 2017 for becoming India’s youngest T20I player. Cricket runs in his blood, as his father was a First-Class cricketer. Following Ravichandran Ashwin’s path, Sundar turned a spinner from a batsman and found it to be his natural talent. Making his First-Class debut at the age of 17, Sundar emerged as a consistent bowler and gradually made his way to the senior team, bagging a solitary wicket on debut.

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Sundar was also a member of the Indian colts in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2016. He bagged 5 wickets, scored a half-century and played a crucial 43-run knock in the semi-final of the tournament. Just like his other Under-19 teammates, Sundar went under the hammer and was picked by Rising Pune Supergiant for IPL 2017. Sundar impressed with 8 wickets in the tournament, including a 3-wicket-haul against Mumbai Indians. Among his wickets were Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard.

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