MUMBAI: Off-spinning allrounder Washington Sundar, who was the lone success story for India in the Pune Test defeat against New Zealand, taking 11 wickets for 115 runs (7 for 59 & four for 56), is set to go to the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, which will most likely take place in Riyadh on November 25-26, TOI has learnt.
"Sundar is keen to go into the auction pool. At the moment, at least three teams - Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings - have shown a huge interest in him. While he will not be in the Sunrisers Hyderabad's retention list, SRH could retain Sundar in the IPL auction by using the RTM (Right to Match) card," a reliable source told TOI.
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For someone who has just enjoyed a rousing Test comeback and plays in all the three formats for India, Sundar is set to be a hot property in the IPL auction.
This is in complete contrast to the Tamil Nadu tweaker's fortunes in the IPL last year. With the 'Impact Player' rule in place, the 25-year-old all-rounder was largely excluded by the Sunrisers from the playing XI and could play just two matches in IPL 2024, in which he took just one wicket while conceding 73 runs in five overs.
Overall, Sundar has played 52 T20Is for India, in which he has taken 47 wickets at an average of 23.48, besides scoring 161 runs at average of 13.41 with one fifty.
He has been picked for India's Test tour of Australia as the third spinner.
The 25-year-old Sundar, who started his career as a batsman before starting to impress as an off-spinner, enjoyed his first success in the IPL with the erstwhile Rising Pune Supergiant in the 2017 edition of the IPL, when his miserly spells played a key role in the team's run to the final.
