After Brydon Carse got rid of steady KL Rahul, the stage was set for Sai Sudharsan to shine on the set platform, but the youngster failed to make the most of the opportunity that was given ahead of the likes of seasoned campaigner Abhimanyu Easwaran.
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But on his fourth ball, the 23-year-old batter couldn’t resist and ended up glancing at one fine. The ball brushed the bat and flew to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, who took a neat catch to his right, and Sai had to walk back even without opening his account after facing just four balls.
Fans divided as Sai Sudharsan dismissed for a duck on Test debut
However, many fans have been defending Sai and hope that the youngster will rise in the second innings in the ongoing five-match Test series opener against England at Headingley. But some questioned Sai’s selection over Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, and Abhimanyu Easwaran, as he became only the third player in history to be dismissed for a duck in the debut Test innings.
— RAJEEV YADAV (@rajiv_zx) June 20, 2025
Terrible decision to make Sai Sudharsan bat at No. 3 on his Test debut that too in England..Poor guy. Had to get out on a Duck. Tough luck for him..#INDvsENGTest
— Prajakta ~ (@pprja_14) June 20, 2025— Cricket freak (@Cricket_freak45) June 20, 2025
I believe sai sudharsan will be one of the greatest batter at the time he retires. Duck on debut inning doesn't reflects his ability.♥️
— Niswartha SUBEDI (@NiswarthSubedi) June 20, 2025— Tales Of Cricket (@TalesGoneX) June 20, 2025
One rare failure from sai sudharsan everyone started to cry about it , clearly we can see how many of them hatewatching while he was batting, if he performed well they would have pretend like they supported him ?
— Leo das (@naanthaandaleoo) June 20, 2025— Alok Ranjan ?? (@itsalokranjan) June 20, 2025
#INDvsENG #ENGvsIND #SaiSudharsanSeems like Sai Sudharsan was still in IPL mode.. ?? pic.twitter.com/hxYGJo2waw
— Bottom Edge (@BottomEdge) June 20, 2025— EV thoughts (@eshu_varma) June 20, 2025
Easwaran should have been given a chance instead of Sai Sudharsan in the playing XI
— mpk (@ManashK81324970) June 20, 2025— Manish Kumar?? (@ManishK3010) June 20, 2025
Ok Let's Be Calm and Cool and Stop Trolling Sai Sudharsan For His Bad Debut in Test Cricket. Let Me Clear You All That He is Not an IPL Quota; He is Quality Player Whose Performance in Dom. is Fabulous. It's Just The Pressure, Which is Normal For Players, Even Jaiswal Feels It. pic.twitter.com/esj1y52cy1
— Crictale_Yash (@JaisFanForever) June 20, 2025— T ? (@__Tanya7__) June 20, 2025
Has Team India still not learned that IPL success doesn’t translate to Test cricket success? First SKY, now Sai Sudharsan #ENGvsIND
— R (@_rivj) June 20, 2025— Tales Of Cricket (@TalesGoneX) June 20, 2025
England strike twice before lunch after India’s strong start in the Headingley Test
Meanwhile, India started the first session strongly but lost momentum right before lunch as England struck twice in quick succession in Leeds. The Indian openers handled the challenging conditions well early on, with the ball swinging and seaming off the pitch.
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal showed great patience, left the ball smartly, and punished the loose deliveries to build a solid opening stand of 91 runs off 151 balls against England. Rahul looked in fine touch, and England bowlers struggled to find a breakthrough against India.
But just as India looked set for a dominant session, Brydon Carse got Rahul to chase a wide outswinger, resulting in a catch at first slip as he walked back to the pavilion after scoring 42 runs off 78 balls. Soon after, Sudharsan Swas dismissed for a duck by Ben Stokes, who had set a clever trap with a packed leg-side field. He was caught down the leg side while trying to glance the ball, leaving India at 92/2 by lunch on Day 1 of the ongoing Headingley Test.
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