New DelhiIt is natural for batsmen to get distracted on the rotating Mumbai pitch, but what would we call it if an in-form batsman gets distracted? Like Pune, the pitch of Wankhede has been turning square since the first day and on spinning pitches, one batsman is continuously getting bowled in front of one bowler. The name of this batsman is Rachin Ravindra and the bowler is Washington Sundar.
Washington Sundar has dismissed Rachin Ravindra in the last 3 innings. He has been bowled in all three innings. Rachin faced 28 balls from Sundar, scored 12 runs and was out 3 times. It is clear that Rachin Ravindra is constantly falling victim to spin phobia or you can say that he is repeatedly succumbing to Sundar’s vicious tricks.
Sundar’s hat-trick against Rachin
If anyone was most upset with Sundar’s entry into the Indian team, it was Rachin Ravindra. New Zealand’s young star Rachin Ravindra started the Test series against India with an inning of 134 runs in Bengaluru. In the next innings he scored 39 not out. This is where Sundar arrives in Team India. He was bowled out for 65 runs in the first innings of the second test, bowled out after scoring 9 runs in the second test and was out after scoring 5 runs in the first innings of the third test. Every time Sundar bowled Rachin. Till now, he is the batsman who has scored the most runs in this Test series, but he is not able to play the spin of Washington Sundar.
Sundar’s vicious move, left handed batsman is in trouble
So far in this series, Sundar has mostly troubled the left-handed batsmen. Apart from Rachin, Sundar also bowled Latham in the Mumbai Test. If we talk about Sundar’s bowling specialty and dominance against left-handed batsmen, he continuously attacks the wicket. Now he does not have any big spin in his hands, so whatever ball turns lightly, the batsman is getting bowled or LBW. Sundar is also constantly changing the speed of the ball. Apart from the left-handed batsmen, Sundar is giving tension to many bowlers in his team.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 1, 2024, 14:20 IST