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Indian cricketer (born 1999)
Washington Sundar is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for the India national team as an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin. He represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. Sundar was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup, 2025 Champions Trophy, and the 2026 T20 World Cup.
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The Ranji Trophy is an annual domestic first-class cricket championship played in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and teams representing the various member associations of the BCCI take part in the tournament. In the 2025–26 season, the competition was contested by 38 teams, including at least one team from each of the 28 states and four of the eight union territories. The matches are held across various cricket grounds and stadiums in India.
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The BCCI has pulled Sundar out of the five T20Is against West Indies so he can play red-ball cricket for Tamil Nadu before the New Zealand Tests.