The Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar took to social media in order to thank Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of the Mahindra Group, for gifting him the latest model of Thar SUV as a reward for his performances in India’s Test series win in Australia earlier this month. Anand Mahindra made a special plea to Mahindra Auto to gift Thar SUVs to 6 Indian players (including Shardul Thakur), including 5 players who had made their debut in the hard-fought 4-Test series.
Mahindra said he wanted to gift the SUVs to the Indian debutant from his own pocket for their inspiring performances during India’s 2-1 series win. Thanking him, Sundar tweeted, “Humbled by your kind gift Sir @anandmahindra. Thank you for all the support & encouragement that you give us youngsters. We will continue to do our best.”
Humbled by your kind gift Sir @anandmahindra. Thank you for all the support & encouragement that you give us youngsters. We will continue to do our best. 😊
— Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5) January 29, 2021
The likes of Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Navdeep Saini, and T Natarajan along with Sundar also received the much-sought-after SUV.
Talking about the same in his post, Mahindra tweeted, “Six young men made their debuts in the recent historic series #INDvAUS (Shardul’s 1 earlier appearance was short-lived due to injury)They’ve made it possible for future generations of youth in India to dream & Explore the Impossible.”
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He further added, “Theirs are true ‘Rise’ stories; overcoming daunting odds in the pursuit of excellence. They serve as an inspiration in all arenas of life. It gives me great personal pleasure to gift each of these debutants an All New THAR SUV on my own account-at no expense to the company.”
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A series of injury concerns helped his favor of Washington Sundar as he made his Test debut at Australia’s fortress at Gabba, Brisbane. Sundar made his debut with T Natarajan while Shardul Thakur returned to the side 3 years after an injury-curtailed debut and all of them managed to scalp 3 wickets each in the first innings.
Sundar and Shardul managed to build a partnership of 123 runs in the first innings in response to Australia’s first-innings total of 369. From 186 for 6, the two batsmen helped India fight back and post a 336-run total.
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In the second innings, Shardul managed to scalp 4 wickets while Siraj got his maiden five-wicket haul. As India registered a historic win, the successful run chase of 328 to breach the Gabba fortress, the likes of Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, and Sundar along with senior pro, Cheteshwar Pujara made significant contributions.
