Sai Sudharsan may not have a dream come true, but the management of the Indian team continues to put full confidence in the potential of young batter. Assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate confirmed that Tamil Nadu’s left carrier enjoyed the support of Captain Shubman Gill and support staff as India preparing a second test of West Hindia starting Friday. Sudharsan, who turned into 24 weeks, has scored 147 runs in seven rounds so far for half a century. Despite the modest return, ten doschate said the team believed its ability to impact the order. “I’m sure he feels like he has our support, as he has the support of the captain and the support of the coaching staff, and we think he will submit his promise soon,” Ten Doesche said on Wednesday. With Rishabh Pant set to return to the South African series and the amazing Dhruv Jurel with both bats and gloves, Sudharsan is facing growing competition for its place. But ten do not believe that such a challenge is part of the play for India. “I don’t think you are pursuing a cricket career in India if you don’t expect such competition, it’s impossible and we know it’s hard enough to deal with it,” he said. “Sai just needs to focus on trusting himself. We clearly have a lot of trust in him to give him the number three places.”The coach also added, “I think he has no illusion and he can’t hide yourself from the fact that you are fighting for a place in this environment. You know, you see Nair getting four test matches in England.”
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The coach also rejected any panic talks on the form of Sudharsan. “Of course there is no panic or no worries, especially in the winning team, you can absorb it,” Ten Doeschate said, adding that Sudharsan would have enough chance to prove himself in the ongoing series. He also emphasized the irregular scheduling challenge between the test matches. “It doesn’t help you have five test matches in the UK and then you wait six weeks to play the next. But again, it’s a cricket test in this era, and he needs to find a way to do it,” added Ten Doesche.
