IND vs WI: I Am Very Happy, That Washington Sundar Spun The Ball – Harbhajan Singh

Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said that he was “very happy” to see bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar spin the ball during the recently concluded first One Day International match against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Sundar bowled very well in the first ODI against Kieron Pollard-led West Indies as he bagged a 3-wicket haul in the match. He dismissed Brandon King and Darren Bravo in the 12th over and picked his third wicket by dismissing Fabian Allen.

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During a discussion on Star Sports, Harbhajan Singh recalled his interaction with Sundar in Abu Dhabi and said:

“When I had spoken to him [Sundar] last time, our match was there against them in Abu Dhabi, I had told him that when he starts spinning the ball, it will be tougher to play him. Today I am very happy, that he spun the ball. When the first ball spins from in front, no batter remains comfortable.”

Harbhajan added that a spinner needs to focus on spinning the ball to pick wickets in all three formats. He stated:

“When the ball is in the spinner’s hand, his role is to spin the ball. But when we play the shorter format (T20), it seems at times that if we spin the ball, a big shot can be played with the spin, which we ourselves put in our mind. You will only get wickets if you spin the ball, even fast bowlers are bowling the straight balls.”

He turned the ball, I remember the first ball of his spell turned sharply – Mohammad Kaif on Washington Sundar

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif also pinpointed that Sundar bowled slow in the first ODI and he was spinning the ball. He said:

“It was enjoyable to see him [Sundar] bowl. There was a mixture in his bowling. He bowls fast in the air but today he also bowled slow. He turned the ball, I remember the first ball of his spell turned sharply.“

Kaif further added that Sundar looked in rhythm despite playing international cricket after a long time. He asserted:

“He took advantage of the help for the spinners on the pitch. He was slightly unfortunate that he could not play regularly. He used to play T20Is for India but got injured, could not play the World Cup as well but he seemed ready when he made a comeback. He played domestic also for Tamil Nadu, he looked in rhythm.”

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