Thoughts on Sai missing out/Sundar at 3...?

[putrevus]

8 minutes ago, Sooda said:

Sundar batted at 3 for state and has a century 

He has 3 100s in FC one is in test cricket on flattest do do pitch and one in middle order in Ranji, I did not know he had one in FC at number 3. Sarfraz in his sleep is better batsman than this guy.

 

Him having one FC 100 at number 3 is a red mark.It just shows his upper limit. Sarfraz has 16 FC 100s.

Edited November 15, 2025 by putrevus

[Gollum]

Bowling underutilized on this pitch. He would have been unplayable here. 

[vvvslaxman]

9 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Bowling underutilized on this pitch. He would have been unplayable here. 

It is as if they are going out of the way to prove SUndar is not needed ahead of Axar.  These bozos don't understand the psyche of all rounders. Treating all rounders like specialist is counter-productive. He is not a specialist batsman. Treating him like one will put pressure on him.

[jf1gp_1]

12 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

Sundar is probably the most abused player at test level. They use him in such a way his output is never going to be big. But somehow he keeps finding ways to make use of it.  Dodgy pitch. Sent in at 3. In England not given overs at all for 60 70 overs. sent in at 8, 9. Most guys would have delivered nothing in his position. 

Sundar is now a permanent part of test squad. Question for me is if he is a no3. 

[vvvslaxman]

6 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Sundar is now a permanent part of test squad. Question for me is if he is a no3. 

I don't think so. It is a temporary fix.

[Sooda]

Ironically Sai is a good judge of length knowing when to go forward or back

[putrevus]

Again proving he is bits and pieces player at best. No ability to rotate strike.

Edited November 16, 2025 by putrevus

[rkt.india]

44 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Again proving he is bits and pieces player at best. No ability to rotate strike.

He was the highest run getter from both sides. 

[rkt.india]

15 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

It is as if they are going out of the way to prove SUndar is not needed ahead of Axar.  These bozos don't understand the psyche of all rounders. Treating all rounders like specialist is counter-productive. He is not a specialist batsman. Treating him like one will put pressure on him.

Kallis was alrounder, moved from 6 to #3. Sanga was a wk, moved from 6-7 to #3. Players do that all the time. Dravid started at 6.

[ungboysj]

1 minute ago, rkt.india said:

Kallis was alrounder, moved from 6 to #3. Sanga was a wk, moved from 6-7 to #3. Players do that all the time. Dravid started at 6.

He is not a proper bat.very limited stroke range to become proper bat

 

Can only slog or defend very much like shastri

[putrevus]

2 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

He was the highest run getter from both sides. 

Wow we will give him a medal, unable to even rotate strike, he played most deliveries and created more pressure for everyone with his ineptitude.

 

Number 3 you want your player to have some special skills , you don’t put bits and pieces players like him and Jurel at 3 and 4.

 

He has role in this team but not as number 3 his bowling should be first , if his captains don’t even trust his bowling that should say a lot about his bowling ability.

[rkt.india]

3 minutes ago, ungboysj said:

He is not a proper bat.very limited stroke range to become proper bat

 

Can only slog or defend very much like shastri

Batting is his main suite.

[putrevus]

1 minute ago, rkt.india said:

Batting is his main suite.

No it is not  and it certainly is not good enough for him to be playing primarily as batsman,

Edited November 16, 2025 by putrevus

[rkt.india]

Just now, putrevus said:

Wow we will give him a medal, unable to even rotate strike, he played most deliveries and created more pressure for everyone with his ineptitude.

 

Number 3 you want your player to have some special skills , you don’t put bits and pieces players like him and Jurel at 3 and 4.

 

He has role in this team but not as number 3 his bowling should be first , if his captains don’t even trust his bowling that should say a lot about his bowling ability.

What pressure? Did they have to chase 12 rpo? You can't bring pressure thing when target was just 123 and plenty time left. There was is no pressure to score quickly. Rahul, pant, jaiswal combined scored 3 runs. At least he stayed there. Things would have been different if those three would have scored as many runs as him combined. 

[putrevus]

Now geniuses here are comparing this bozo to Kallis and Sanga . Majority of those geniuses were saying Sarfraz cannot be number 3 as he never batted there.

 

So most of those geniuses are saying Sundar  will be next Kallis or Sanga.

 

For them Sundar has magically ability , just like magic it is always invisible  never to be seen.

Edited November 16, 2025 by putrevus

[putrevus]

4 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

What pressure? Did they have to chase 12 rpo? You can't bring pressure thing when target was just 123 and plenty time left. There was is no pressure to score quickly. Rahul, pant, jaiswal combined scored 3 runs. At least he stayed there. Things would have been different if those three would have scored as many runs as him combined. 

Are you kidding , I think your understanding of test cricket in terms of run rates says it all.

[Lord]

Sundar should have bowled lot more. Atleast more than Axar

[vvvslaxman]

12 minutes ago, Lord said:

Sundar should have bowled lot more. Atleast more than Axar

It is a miracle he manages to deliver despite using him in the worst way possible. They had to earn their wicket against Sundar in both innings. We didn't see that from others. Either they were clueless or reckless.

[tapandrun]

They are trying to develop Sundar as a player that is it. He is not a #3 test batter or not even #5 test batter.

 

He can be very good #6/7/8 batter he can play when the ball is soft and old or even when the ball is new but bowlers are tiring. This is where a flashy kind of batter do well in test or the batters with limited ability can do well as well. Even allrounders do the same job play at high rates when ball is older pitch has relaxed a bit and bowlers are tired

 

But to play beyond #5 in tests players should picked on some other primary skill than batting. 

 

That's where Aus used Gilchrist in the past and now Head. Pant also do well in that position because of same reason.  

[Lord]

3 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

It is a miracle he manages to deliver despite using him in the worst way possible. They had to earn their wicket against Sundar in both innings. We didn't see that from others. Either they were clueless or reckless.

 

Not maximising his potential