Washington Sundar set to play in 2nd Test at Adelaide

MUMBAI: Off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar is set to continue in the India XI and will, in all probability, feature in the second Test of the ongoing

Border-Gavaskar Trophy

, the pink-ball match at Adelaide from December 6, TOI has learnt.
"There's a 90% chance that Sundar will play in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval," a reliable source in the BCCI told TOI.

In a surprising move, India's team management preferred Sundar over veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the first Test at Perth, which the visitors won by 295 runs.

The Tamil Nadu tweaker took 0-1 & two for 48, and scored 4 & 29. The 25-year-old scored 42 not out and took one for 38 in the pink-ball tour match against

Prime Minister's XI

at Canberra on Nov 30.

Since he made a rousing Test comeback at home against New Zealand, taking 11 wickets for 115 runs in the second Test at Pune in October, Sundar has been a constant feature of the India XI.
Sundar was recently bought by the

Gujarat Titans

for Rs 3.2 crore in the

IPL 2025

mega auction.