Off-spinner Washington Sundar made an immediate impression on his County debut for Lancashire by selecting up 4 for 69 in opposition to Northamptonshire right here on Tuesday. The Indian spinner claimed a four-wicket haul on the primary Day 1 of the County Championship conflict between Lancashire and Northamptonshire.
The 22-year-old eliminated opener Will Younger (2 off 25), a well-set Rob Keogh (54 off 82), Ryan Rickleton (22 off 41), and Tom Taylor (1 off 4) on his return to purple ball cricket. Sundar final performed a first-class sport in July final 12 months. A finger damage had additionally saved him away from the sport for some time.
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The all-rounder has already represented India in all three codecs and has additionally revamped 50 appearances within the IPL. At shut of play, Northampton have been 218 for 7 in 72 overs.
The off-spinner is recovered from the damage and was included within the taking part in XI for the Northampton conflict. He turns into the sixth Indian cricketer to affix the Lancashire County facet. Former wicketkeeper-batsman Farokh Engineer was the primary India to affix the facet in 1968. After him, the likes of Murali Kartik, Dinesh Mongia, VVS Laxman and former captain Sourav Ganguly have represented the Purple Rose with distinction.
The damage sidelined him from India’s tour of England final 12 months and likewise the second leg of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
“I bear in mind taking part in with my Ps and selecting Lancashire in opposition to a lot of the home groups right here. It’s nice to be right here and taking part in for Lancashire,” Washington stated in an interview with the membership’s official YouTube channel.
The younger all-rounder added, “It’s got some thrilling skills and a few skilled gamers. I’m trying ahead to sharing the dressing room with them and to sharing of information about how cricket is performed right here.
“Most significantly, I look ahead to profitable numerous video games and making reminiscences with all.”
Washington stated he liked to be Andrew Flintoff when taking part in video video games. The Indian can be out there for the complete Royal London One-Day Cup competitors and can also be more likely to play some County Championship video games.
“I was Andrew Flintoff as a result of he would give me 4 overs of strong tempo and swing, and clearly he might come down at six or seven and tonk some big sixes.
“Clearly, James Anderson is a legend, he can swing the ball each methods. Trying ahead to seeing him right here, seeing him bowl and the way he goes about his issues,” he stated.
(With PTI Inputs)
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