Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar Credits: Twitter

Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out for the remainder of the IPL 2023 owing to a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old returned to form against the Delhi Capitals bagging three wickets including the important wicket of David Warner in their previous match.

The injury will be a huge blow for the Hyderabad side, as they are already placed at the bottom half of the points table at the end of the halfway stage. The Aiden Markram-led side has placed in the ninth position with just two wins from seven games so far in the league.

This would be a cause of concern for the Indian team management as Washington Sundar is in the fray for the selection for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The season has been a poor start for the Tamil-Nadu all-rounder as he picked only wickets against Delhi Capitals, as other teams went after him in the powerplay and middle overs.

Washington Sundar has been a good off-spinner with very handy batting potential and is also an impeccable fielder. In T20 cricket, Sundar is an excellent defensive bowler who has a knack for picking up important wickets, Sundar has played many valuable for India and his State-side Tamil Nadu in the middle order.

Washington Sundar Is Such A Good Player, Has Played For India – Murali Kartik

Earlier Speaking to Cricbuzz, Murali Kartik expressed his disappointment over the utilization of their all-rounder Washington Sundar as he was sent below Marco Jansen and Abdul Samad.

 “Washington Sundar is such a good player, has played for India. Why isn’t he utilized? If you keep repeating such mistakes, you will remain lower in the points table,” Murali Kartik said.

Washington Sundar Credits: Twitter

Murali Kartik believes it is important to give the confidence of playing him all the games and said that Sundar is the team’s primary spinner and he should be trusted to bowl in the powerplay for the 2016 champions.

“First of all, give him the confidence that he is going to play. He is not an ‘impact player’, he is a main player. It would have been understandable if Sundar was being used as an ‘impact player’ if they had Harbhajan and Ashwin in their team bowls well in the powerplay and should be given the first over. They also need to make him bat higher,” Murali Kartik added.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have not announced any replacement for the Indian all-rounder as they will take on Delhi Capitals in the reverse encounter in Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 29.