Washington Sundar's Viral Post After His Father Accuses India Selectors Of Bias

Washington Sundar's Viral Post After His Father Accuses India Selectors Of Bias

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Last Updated: July 28, 2025, 21:36 IST

Washington Sundar celebrated his first Test hundred against England, sharing a heartfelt post about his family's support. His father criticized Indian selectors for bias.

Washington Sundar scored a hundred in Manchester

A day after smashing his maiden Test hundred, Washington Sundar shared a heart-warming post to acknowledge the efforts of his family in making him an Indian cricketer. The all-rounder showcased a terrific fight against England in the fourth Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, helping India draw the game and keep the series alive. He forged a valiant 203-run stand for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who also scored a hundred on the final day.

On Monday, Sundar took to social media to share his childhood picture in which he could be seen holding a cricket bat. He posted another photo, a recent one, celebrating his first-ever Test hundred.

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“Still that kid at heart. It all started with a dream and a family that never stopped believing," Sundar wrote.

Still that kid at heart. 🫶It all started with a dream and a family that never stopped believing. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/43p8Vkieob— Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5) July 28, 2025

Sundar’s Father Accuses India Selectors

While Sundar seems to be pleased with his achievement, his father Mani Sundar has accused the Indian selectors of bias and favouritism against his son. He believes that, unlike other players who ‘get regular chances’, only Washington gets dropped even after good performances, while also missing selections when he deserves to play.

“Washington has been doing very well consistently," Mr. Sundar said in an interview with The Times of India.

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“However, people tend to avoid and forget his performances. Other players get regular chances, only my son doesn’t get them. Washington should consistently bat at number five like he did in the second innings of the fourth Test and get five to ten straight chances. My son was surprisingly not picked for the first Test against England. The selectors should watch his performances," he added.

“My son gets dropped even if he fails in just one or two matches. It is not fair. Washington scored an unbeaten 85 on a rank turner in Chennai against England back in 2021 and 96* against the same opposition in Ahmedabad during the same year. He would have been dropped even if those two knocks had ended up in centuries. Has this kind of an approach been maintained for any other Indian cricketer? He has become very strong after all this and the result is the performance which people are witnessing now," the senior Sundar said.

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