I will be tempted to get in Sundar for the next ODI: Ajit Agarkar

He opined that it could be Sundar's Tamil Nadu teammate Dinesh Karthik might make way for Sundar in the lineup for the next match.

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Former Indian cricketer Ajit Agarkar feels that it is high time for the Indian team to bring in Washington Sundar in the playing eleven for the next ODI against Sri Lanka. In the first ODI of the 3-match series, team India were humiliated by the visitors. They were reduced to 29/7 at one stage in the game. Eventually, they were bundled out for a paltry 112.

The islanders managed to chase down the target with ease to go 1-0 up in the series. Looking back at the game, as per the reports in ESPNcricinfo, Ajit Agarkar tried to cite possible changes for the Mohali ODI. He feels that adding Sundar to the playing lineup could help balance out the things for the hosts. To back up his claims, Agarkar cited the exceptional First Class record of Sundar.

“I will really be tempted to get in Washington Sundar. He has got enough runs in First Class cricket thihs year and he can bowl in the shorter formats,” quoted Ajit Agarkar. He further added that this all-round ability of Sundar is something that the team management would want to explore for sure.

He opined that it could be Sundar’s Tamil Nadu teammate Dinesh Karthik might make way for Sundar in the lineup for the next match. However, Agarkar did mention that it is unfair to single out any one batsman since it was a total team failure. But, Karthik, in his opinion could end up being the one sitting out to accommodate Washington Sundar.

On Ajinkya Rahane

In the Dharamsala ODI, it was surprising to see team India fielding Shreyas Iyer ahead of seasoned cricketer Ajinkya Rahane. Agarkar feels that Rahane will only fit in the scheme of things if the conditions at Mohali would be similar to that at Dharamsala. However, it is unlikely to happen and hence Rahane could miss out again.

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