Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel commented on the best format that suits IPL 2025 star performer Sai Sudharsan. The youngster ended as the highest run-getter with 759 runs from 15 innings, which came at an average of 54.21 and a strike-rate of 156.17 with a hundred and six fifties as well. However, Parthiv Patel said that Test cricket is the best format for Sai Sudharsan.

“Test is the best format for him. Obviously, in T20 the way he has performed, people thought everyone are power-hitters but this a player with correct technique. But he has the ability to score boundaries and use pace. But his technique is good. That is why he was taken to England for the Test series,” he said on his YouTube channel. “If you look at performance in domestic cricket, his average is below 40, but he has the technique and potential. That is why the selectors are looking at him as an option to play Test cricket.”

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However, since Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped from the Indian Test team, the search for a reliable number three batter has been on. In the England series, Sai Sudharsan made his Test debut in the first Test at Leeds as well. However, he returned to the side after Karun Nair could not seal his position at number three. On his return in the fourth Test at Manchester, he scored 61 runs in the first innings as well.

“From the start of the series, obviously, India went on with Sai Sudharsan. But then the combination changed, and they tried to get an experienced player in Karun Nair, but unfortunately, after a very, very good couple of seasons in domestic cricket, he could not convert those starts into big, significant scores. So, now it looks like India wants to back a youngster, which is completely okay,” he was quoted as saying by IANS.