Sai sudharsan test: Cricket News & Match Updates

Sai Sudharsan Test: India have handed B Sai Sudharsan his Test debut as England won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Headingley on Friday. The five-match series also marks the start of a new World Test Championship cycle for both India and England.

Sudharsan, who represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket, has played in the County Championship for Surrey, and will make his Test debut on June 20, a day where Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly (both 1996) and Virat Kohli (2011) made their entry into the longer format for India.

He becomes India’s 317th men’s Test cricketer and will bat at number three in Leeds. Sudharsan got his cap from Cheteshwar Pujara, who is in England as a commentator for the series. Karun Nair will bat at number six, and marks a stupendous return to the Test team for the first time after March 2017.   Read More...