Irfan Pathan, a former all-rounder for India, thinks that the absence of Kane Williamson presents a chance for young Sai Sudarshan to shine for Gujarat Titans in the 16th Indian Premier League. The 21-year-old scored 62 off 48 balls against Delhi Caps to win the game.
Irfan Pathan praised Sai Sudarshan for his outstanding performance against Delhi in the post-game analysis, emphasizing the player’s value on the Tamil Nadu circuit, where he became the most expensive player in TNPL history after being acquired for INR 21.6 for Lyca Kovai Kings.
He improved as a player in the TNPL as well. His pay in the TNPL is more than the IPL. It is encouraging to see how much experience they have acquired over the past year and to realize that one person’s loss is another person’s gain. remarked Irfan Pathan.
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Irfan Pathan believes Sai Sudarshan can fill in for the injured Kane Williamson at number three for the Gujarat Titans, giving Gujarat’s batting lineup stability and a left-right middle order pairing.
He declared, “If the lack of any international players is a drawback, then this young youngster has seized this chance wholeheartedly. He bats left-handed, thus the better he does, the better he can be at sustaining the left-right batting combination while batting at No. 3 on pitches that assist bowlers. Irfan Pathan also participated.
The Tamil Nadu opener didn’t make the starting lineup against the Chennai Super Kings but subsequently replaced Kane Williamson, who hurt himself attempting to block Ruturaj Gaikwad’s delivery, as an impact player. As the New Zealander will not be playing in the IPL in 2023, Sudarshan can firmly establish himself as the No. 3 player.
Sai Sudarshan backed himself and showed confidence – Yusuf Pathan
He displayed confidence and self-support. It feels amazing when a young player plays an innings like this and receives a match-winning not out because of the way he managed his innings in the first match and in this match as well. It would be interesting to see if he can maintain the confidence he developed in the previous encounter and apply it to this one as well. Yusuf Pathan remained steadfast.
Experts in cricket gave Sai Sudarshan great marks after he had an outstanding domestic campaign in Tamil Nadu. He also had a record-breaking ODI opening partnership with Narayan Jagadeesan in both the white and red ball formats.
On April 9, the Gujarat Titans’ third game will see them face the two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders. Stadium Narendra Modi,