3 Indian Players who could have been picked up as Washington Sundar's replacement for Zimbabwe tour

Washington Sundar has been ruled out of India’s three-match ODI tour to Zimbabwe after suffering a blow to his left shoulder during his county stint for Lancashire in the domestic One Day Cup. Sundar had tried to stop a drive when he landed badly on his shoulder and remained doubtful since then.

The off spinner will now have to head into NCA for his rehabilitation and this adds to his long list of injury setbacks this year. Sundar last played an international game in the ODI series against West Indies in February and had to miss out on a lot of action due to injuries.

Bengal’s Shahbaz Ahmed has been named replacement for Sundar and the all rounder has done a great job for the Royal Challengers Bangalore this year. The 27-year old has earned his maiden call up to the Indian national side and let us look at 3 players who could have been picked up as Washington Sundar’s replacement for the Zimbabwe tour.

3 Players who could’ve been picked as Washington Sundar’s replacement:

1. Rahul Tewatia

Rahul Tewatia managed to keep his cool more than one time in the recent IPL 2022 season for the Gujarat Titans and proved to be a sensational pick in the auction. Having bought for huge bucks, Tewatia had the responsibility of finishing off games and with Hardik Pandya turning up to bowl, Tewatia played purely as a batter.

India are likely to play Deepak Hooda in the top six, and hence, Tewatia would have been ideal in the squad given his match winning abilities with the bat down the order and he can chip in with his leg spin bowling as well. He was picked up once in the Indian squad in 2020 after an excellent season for the Rajasthan Royals, but had to miss out due to fitness concerns.

He hit two sixes off two balls to win a game for the Gujarat Titans and played an immense part in their title winning campaign this year. He is a good fielder inside the circle, and could have been an option that India could have opted for.