Gujarat Titans youngster Sai Sudharsan hailed by former Indian players after IPL knock

Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan batted exquisitely in their win over Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. He was awarded the player of the match for his knock that has provided the Titans with consecutive victories at the start of the season.

Chasing a tricky 163 for victory against Delhi Capitals, the Hardik Pandya-led side won the contest with six wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare, thanks largely to Sudharsan's unbeaten 62 that came off 48 balls and included four boundaries and a couple of sixes.

The 21-year-old Tamil Nadu player showed mature head and took his team over the line with some scintillating shots coupled with sensible batting at times. And after his batting, he has got a new admirer in former India coach and legend Anil Kumble.

"He looked like a very organized player. Good against fast bowling, good against swing. He came into the first game as an impact player and certainly created an impact, he played a cameo," Kumble said to broadcasters JioCinema after the match.

"Both the Tamil Nadu guys (Vijay Shankar and Sudharsan) got together and put together a partnership. Gujarat has always created that aura about themselves 'we'll restrict you to 160 and get that'. With an impact player, it makes it even easier for them. Sai Sudharsan constructed the innings perfectly," Kumble added.

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Another JioCinema IPL expert, Parthiv Patel, was also extremely impressed with Sudharsan.

"If you watch him bat, you'll think he is a very technically correct player. He doesn't try to smack the ball. There are benefits to him having played last season as well and when you play for a winning team, it changes your mentality. He showed great maturity with the way he was batting tonight, and this will benefit him in the future," Patel said.

(with inputs from agency)