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| Born | (2001-10-15)15 October 2001 (age 24) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armleg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 317) | 20 June 2025 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 November 2025 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 253) | 17 December 2023 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 21 December 2023 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 114) | 7 July 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Gujarat Titans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sai Sudharsan (born 15 October 2001) is an Indian internationalcricketer.[2] He plays in theIndia national team as atop order batter. He representsTamil Nadu in domestic cricket andGujarat Titans in theIndian Premier League.[3]
Sudharsan's father was anathlete who represented India at theSouth Asian Games inDhaka, while his mother was a state levelvolleyball player.[4] Sudharsan played for theChennai Super Kings Youth Academy in 2018.[5]
In 2019/20 Raja of Palayampatti Shield, he was Alwarpet CC's leading run-scorer with 635 runs at an average of 52.92.[6] He made hisTwenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, forTamil Nadu in the2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[7] He made hisList A debut on 8 December 2021, for Tamil Nadu in the2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[8] In February 2022, he was bought by theGujarat Titans in theauction for the2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.[9] Sudharsan's performance in the TNPL led to his selection in the IPL team. [10]
In April 2022, he made his IPL debut afterVijay Shankar was ruled out of the match with an injury.[11]
In the2023 season of the IPL Sudharsan scored 362 runs in the tournament averaging 51.71. He scored 96 in the IPL final againstChennai Super Kings, but his teamGujarat Titans would go on to lose that match. In August 2023, Sudharsan signed forSurrey for the final three matches of the2023 County Championship.[12]
In the2024 season of the IPL, Sudharsan finished of the season as the top run scorer for his teamGujarat Titans with 527 runs in the tournament averaging 47.90. His most notable innings was a magnificent century vsChennai Super Kings in Match 59, where he hit 103(59) with 5 4s and 7 6s. In July 2024 he made his T20i debut vs Zimbabwe.
In the2025 season of the IPL, Sudharsan won the Orange Cap award of most runs scored in an IPL season after amassing 759 runs, including six half-centuries and one century at an average of 54.21. In doing so, he became the youngest cricketer to win the award, as well as the youngest to cross 700 runs in a single IPL season.
Sai Sudharsan has played 3 One Day International games againstSouth Africa in the 2023 ODI Series. He scored 127 runs including 2 fifties with an average of 63.5. He was also part of the team in the 2nd T20I againstZimbabwe in 2024.
Tall at 6 ft, jersey number 66, a top-order lefty, and armed with a right-arm leg break, Sai's cricketing toolkit is full and ready