{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Washington Sundar | image = Washington Sundar.jpg | caption = Sundar during 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|05|df=y}} | nickname = Washi<ref>{{cite news |title=Father, coaches played big role in my career: Washington |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/sri-lanka-in-india/father-coaches-played-big-role-in-my-career-washington/articleshow/61929905.cms |last1=PTI |access-date=3 February 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=5 December 2017}}</ref> | full_name = | birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | country = India | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = Bowling all-rounder | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington Sundar: The rising star of Indian cricket with a promising future |url=https://crictoday.com/cricket/series/washington-sundar/ |website=Crictoday |access-date=26 September 2024 |date=7 August 2024}}</ref> | international = yes | internationalspan = 2017–present | testdebutdate = 15 January | testdebutyear = 2021 | testdebutagainst = Australia | testcap = 301 | lasttestdate = 22 November | lasttestyear = 2025 | lasttestagainst = South Africa
| odidebutdate = 13 December | odidebutyear = 2017 | odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka | odicap = 220 | lastodidate = 11 January | lastodiyear = 2026 | lastodiagainst = New Zealand | odishirt = 5
| T20Idebutdate = 24 December | T20Idebutyear = 2017 | T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka | T20Icap = 72 | lastT20Iagainst = South Africa | lastT20Idate = 22 February | lastT20Iyear = 2026 | T20Ishirt = 5 | club1 = Tamil Nadu | year1 = {{nowrap|2016–present}} | club2 = Rising Pune Supergiant | year2 = 2017 | club3 = Royal Challengers Bangalore | year3 = {{nowrap|2018–2021}} | club4 = Sunrisers Hyderabad | year4 = {{nowrap|2022–2024}} | club5 = Lancashire | year5 = {{nowrap|2022}} | club6 = Hampshire | year6 = {{nowrap|2025}} | columns = 4 | column1 = Test | matches1 = 17 <!---Do not change the statistics while a match is being played. Changing the match number and most recent opponent is an exception for continuity reasons---> | runs1 = 885 | bat avg1 = 42.14 | 100s/50s1 = 1/5 | top score1 = 101* | deliveries1 = 2,188 | wickets1 = 36 | bowl avg1 = 32.97 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 1 | best bowling1 = 7/59 | catches/stumpings1 = 6/– | column2 = ODI | matches2 = 29 | runs2 = 372 | bat avg2 = 20.66 | 100s/50s2 = 0/1 | top score2 = 51 | deliveries2 = 1,014 | wickets2 = 29 | bowl avg2 = 28.86 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/30 | catches/stumpings2 = 7/– | column3 = T20I | matches3 = 58 | runs3 = 254 | bat avg3 = 16.93 | 100s/50s3 = 0/1 | top score3 = 50 | deliveries3 = 1,007 | wickets3 = 51 | bowl avg3 = 22.76 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 3/3 | catches/stumpings3 = 21/– | column4 = FC | matches4 = 46 | runs4 = 2,154 | bat avg4 = 34.19 | 100s/50s4 = 3/11 | top score4 = 159 | deliveries4 = 5,946 | wickets4 = 99 | bowl avg4 = 30.17 | fivefor4 = 4 | tenfor4 = 2 | best bowling4 = 7/59 | catches/stumpings4 = 25/– | date = 24 January 2026 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/719715.html ESPNcricinfo | medaltemplates = <!-- MENTION HOST NAMES FOR TEAM SPORTS --> {{MedalSport|Men's cricket}} {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}} {{MedalCompetition|ICC Champions Trophy}} {{Medal|W|2025 Pakistan}} {{MedalCompetition|ICC T20 World Cup}} {{Medal|W|2026 India & Sri Lanka|}} {{MedalCompetition|ACC Asia Cup}} {{Medal|W|2023 Pakistan|}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2022 Hangzhou|}} {{MedalCompetition|ICC U19 World Cup}} {{Medal|RU|2016 Bangladesh|}} |club7=Gujarat Titans|year7={{nowrap|2025–present}}}}
'''Washington Sundar''' ({{IPA|ta|sun̪d̪aɾ|lang}}; born 5 October 1999) is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for the India national team as an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin. He represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.<ref name="Toi">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Tamil-Nadu-teen-makes-India-U-19-cut/articleshow/49684299.cms |title=Tamil Nadu teen makes India U-19 cut |newspaper=The Times of India |date=6 November 2015 |author=K Chakraborty |access-date= 7 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="MyUser_Espncricinfo.com_June_7_2016c">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/719715.html |title=Washington Sundar |newspaper=ESPNcricinfo |access-date= 7 June 2016}}</ref> Sundar was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup, 2025 Champions Trophy, and the 2026 T20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=IND vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 Final: India vs New Zealand Match Predicted Playing XI, Other Details |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-new-zealand-champions-trophy-2025-final-match-date-time-live-cricket-streaming-predicted-playing-xi-other-details-9875546/ |work=The Indian Express |date=10 March 2025 |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>
== Early life == Washington Sundar was born in a Tamil Hindu family on 5 October 1999 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/the-intrigue-in-the-name-of-indigenous-washington/article18475123.ece|title=The intriguing name of Washington Sundar|work=The Hindu|last=Dinakar|first=S.|date=17 May 2017|access-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213122921/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/the-intrigue-in-the-name-of-indigenous-washington/article18475123.ece|archive-date=13 December 2020}}</ref> His sister Shailaja Sundar (also known as M. S. Shailaja) is also a professional cricketer.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kaveri |first=Megha |date=20 January 2021 |title=Chicken biriyani, sakkara pongal treat awaits cricketer Washington Sundar on return |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/chicken-biriyani-sakkara-pongal-treat-awaits-cricketer-washington-sundar-return-141836 |work=The News Minute |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=19 January 2021 |title=Will Spend Quality Time When He Returns: Washington Sundar's Sister Shailaja After India's Test Win |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/washington-sundar-india-australia/}}</ref> His father, Mani Sundar, was a keen cricketer who was in consideration for Tamil Nadu's state team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Washington Sundar Flaunts "Priceless Possessions", Shares Picture With Father |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/washington-sundar-flaunts-priceless-possessions-shares-picture-with-father-2357119 |work=NDTV |agency=Asian News International |date=23 January 2021 |access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Sundar was named after P. D. Washington, a retired army officer who supported Mani Sundar financially during his playing days.'''<ref name=":0" />'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2017-10/washington-sundars-father-reveals-origin-of-rps-spinners-name/ |title=Washington Sundar's father reveals origin of RPS spinner's name |work=The Indian Express |date=3 November 2019 |access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=The reason behind Washington Sundar's unique name |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/the-reason-behind-washington-sundars-unique-name/articleshow/70532537.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 August 2019 |access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
Sundar started playing cricket from the age of four or five.<ref name=".0">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/trying-to-make-a-name/article4717911.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Trying to make a name|date=15 May 2013|first=Arun|last=Venugopal}}</ref> He received his early education from St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/pti-news/2017/dec/22/csk-plans-cricket-academy-1734448.html|title=CSK plans cricket academy|date=22 December 2017|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> and completed an undergraduate degree from the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
== Domestic career == Sundar made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2016.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1053457.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group A: Mumbai v Tamil Nadu at Rohtak, Oct 6-9, 2016 |access-date=6 October 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Like Ravichandran Ashwin before him, Sundar went from being a batsman as a youngster to making his name as an off-spinner. In October 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century for Tamil Nadu against Tripura in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.<ref name="Sundar100">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118631/day/2/ |title=Washington Sundar's 156* underpins TN's dominance |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 October 2017 |access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref> He was also selected for the national U-19 team for the 2016 U-19 World Cup.
== IPL career == In 2017, he was selected by Rising Pune Supergiants as a replacement for Ravichandran Ashwin. He made his Twenty20 debut in the 2017 Indian Premier League on 22 April 2017.<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1082615.html |title=Indian Premier League, 24th match: Rising Pune Supergiant v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Pune, Apr 22, 2017 |access-date=22 April 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He had received the Player of the Match award in the first qualifier played between Mumbai Indians and Pune Supergiants, in which he took 3 wickets for 16 runs.
In January 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 IPL auction.<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |title=List of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1134446 |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In October the same year, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ajinkya-rahane-r-ashwin-and-dinesh-karthik-to-play-deodhar-trophy-1162570 |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
In the 2022 IPL Auction, Sundar was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹8.75 crores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-auction/ipl-auction-2022-live-updates-day-1/article38413730.ece |access-date=12 February 2022 |title= PL Auction 2022 live updates|date=12 February 2022 }}</ref>
In August 2022, Sundar played for Lancashire County Cricket Club in the Royal London One-Day Cup and the County Championship. He claimed a five-wicket haul in his debut match against Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2022 |title=Watch: Washington Sundar claims five-wicket haul on county debut for Lancashire |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/washington-sundar-claims-five-wicket-haul-on-county-debut-for-lancashire-8042093/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
In the IPL 2025 auction, Washington Sundar was acquired by Gujarat Titans for ₹3.2 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Titans |first=Gujarat |date=24 November 2024 |title="Gujarat Titans acquired him for INR 3.2 Crore at the 2025 TATA IPL Auction" |url=https://www.iplt20.com/teams/gujarat-titans/squad-details/2973#:~:text=Gujarat%20Titans%20acquired%20him%20for,be%20crucial%20for%20the%20team. |access-date= |website=www.iplt20.com}}</ref>
==International career== In November 2017, Sundar was named in India's Twenty20 International squad for their series against Sri Lanka.<ref name="IndT20I">{{cite web |title=Washington Hooda in India's T20 squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/washington-sundar-basil-thampi-deepak-hooda-in-india-s-t20-squad-1128468 |access-date=4 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=4 December 2017 }}</ref> Earlier, he was also added to India's One Day International (ODI) squad for the same series, after Kedar Jadhav suffered a hamstring injury.<ref name="WashingtonODI">{{Cite web |date=9 December 2017 |title=Washington Sundar replaces injured Jadhav in ODI squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/washington-sundar-replaces-injured-kedar-jadhav-in-odi-squad-1129020 |access-date=9 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka on 13 December 2017,<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1122727.html|title=2nd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Chandigarh, Dec 13 2017|date=13 December 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> his first international wicket being that of Lahiru Thirimanne. He then made his T20I debut for India against Sri Lanka on 24 December 2017.<ref name="T20I">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1122731.html|title=3rd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Mumbai, Dec 24 2017|date=24 December 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> At the age of 18 years and 80 days, he became the youngest player to debut for India in T20Is.<ref name="Sundar18">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/sri-lanka-in-india/washington-sundar-youngest-to-play-for-india-in-t20is/articleshow/62232577.cms|title=Washington Sundar youngest to play for India in T20Is|work=Times of India|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>
In March 2018, Sundar was selected in India's squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. He was praised by many for his economical bowling inside the powerplay at an economy of less than 6 runs an over. During the series, he bagged a maiden 3-wicket haul, making him the youngest T20I player to do so. He was named the Player of the Series for his performance.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} He then became a regular member of the Indian T20I team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Team India's T20I, ODI and Test squads for Tour of Australia announced|url=http://www.bcci.tv/articles/2020/news/147414/team-india-s-t20i-odi-and-test-squads-for-tour-of-australia-announced|access-date=27 October 2020|website=The Board of Control for Cricket in India|language=en}}</ref>
Sundar was initially picked for India's 2020–21 Australia tour only as a net bowler. However, injuries to fellow bowlers and the inability for India to fly in replacements at short notice due to quarantine restrictions in effect during the COVID-19 pandemic, saw him win an unexpected first Test cap<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/55694034|title=Thakur and Sundar lead fightback in Brisbane|last=Henry|first=Matthew|website=BBC Sport|date=17 January 2021|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> on 15 January, in the final Test match of the series at The Gabba.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dinakar|first=S.|date=14 January 2021|title=Washington Sundar set to make his Test debut against Australia|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/washington-sundar-set-to-make-his-test-debut-against-australia/article33576673.ece|access-date=15 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His first Test wicket was Steve Smith, and he scored 62 in his first Test innings in a crucial seventh wicket partnership of 123 with Shardul Thakur which kept India from facing a huge first innings deficit and contributed greatly to India's eventual victory in the Test.<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 January 2021|title=Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur fight with backs to wall in record 7th wicket stand at the Gabba|language=en-IN|work=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/washington-sundar-shardul-thakur-partnership-record-7th-wicket-gabba-7149826/|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> With his maiden Test fifty, Sundar became the third Indian to score a half-century on Test debut in Australia.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Records galore for Washington Sundar as all-rounder achieves rare double on Test debut against Australia|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/records-galore-for-washington-sundar-as-all-rounder-achieves-rare-double-on-test-debut-against-australia/708227|access-date=18 January 2021|work=Times Now|language=en}}</ref>
In October 2024, Sundar picked up his maiden ten-wicket haul in test cricket against New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santner takes 13 to hand India their first home Test series defeat since 2012 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-india-2024-25-1439847/india-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-1439897/match-report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614141856/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-india-2024-25-1439847/india-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-1439897/match-report |archive-date=14 June 2025 |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 4th match of the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy he scored his maiden test century against England. In the 2nd innings of the fifth match of the Indian cricket team in England in 2025 he scored 53 runs taking India to a huge score of 396 on bowling friendly pitch.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roller |first=Matt |date=27 July 2025 |title=Gill, Washington, Jadeja tons script India's great escape |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-england-2025-1445348/england-vs-india-4th-test-1448352/match-report |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=ESPNCricinfo |pages=1}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Cricinfo|id=719715}} * [https://www.bcci.tv/international/men/players/washington-sundar/20 Washington Sundar] at the BCCI
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