At 149/2 in the 26th over, Team India still needed 110 runs to win to go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series against England at Edgbaston as well. Shubman Gill had looked in great touch but was forced to retire hurt on 80. Then Washington Sundar came out to bat, whose batting role has often changed depending on the format and the team’s need as well. In T20Is, he has often been used as a finisher, while in Tests he has even been trusted at No.4 batter as well.

However, Sundar said that he found it exciting to play different roles for the team, something he felt not many got a chance to do.

“The fact that I play different roles is exciting. Not many people get to play different roles. I get to play those different roles and be in those different situations. Obviously, I try my best to help the team win. As I said, it is exciting to be in different situations and different phases of the game,” he said in the post-match press conference on Tuesday.

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“Gauti bhai always made me understand what exactly I could do with the bat, especially, and made me understand my game as well. Even Ashish Nehra at GT has always made sure… he has helped me understand myself a lot more, be it as a person or as a cricketer on the whole,” Sundar again said.

“As an all-rounder, I think it is really important to keep looking to improve every single day, understand my game and, obviously, play according to the situation. Playing a lot of games also helps. You get to be in those situations, understand what exactly you can do, and you have a lot of learning as well. So yes, I am so grateful that I have got such people who have always had faith in my skill sets and also made me understand what exactly I could do with my different skill sets,” he further added.

The all-rounder also admitted that it was not an easy pitch to bat on, and Axar’s innings made it look easy to score runs on that surface as well.

“There was definitely a little bit in the wicket. Shubman batted really well, and that partnership with Shreyas Iyer was very, very important. Obviously, the way Axar played, he got those crucial boundaries every time they were needed and made things look very easy. We applied ourselves really well and were happy to have won this,” Washington Sundar concluded.