Sai Sudharsan in action for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023© BCCI
Sai Sudharsan performed best for Gujarat Titans as they posted a massive aggregate of 214/4 in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) Final against Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. The 21-year-old batter looked sublime as he hit 96 runs in just 47 balls using 8 fours and 6 sixes. This was Sudharsan’s fourth half century in the tournament and three of them come this year. The two other 1950s came against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. The youngster was picked by GT in the IPL 2022 auction for Rs 20 lakh.
Sudharsan’s father was a national level athlete who represented India in the 1993 South Asian Games while his mother was a state level volleyball player.
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The young batsman started playing cricket at a fairly young age and came to limelight after scoring 635 runs for Alwarpet CC in the 2019-2020 Raja of Palayampatti Shield.
In 2021, he made his T20 debut for Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The left-handed hitter then made his List A debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was successful in making his place in the state side and his consistent performance earned him a place in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
With 358 runs from 8 innings at a strike rate of 143.77, he was the second highest run scorer in TNPL and was instrumental in taking Lyca Koval Kings to the knockout stages.
In 2022, he was chosen by GT in the IPL auction and made his debut against Punjab Kings. It was a somewhat successful season for him as he scored 165 points from 5 games with a half-century.
However, his impact was such that Lyca Koval paid Kings a record Rs 21.6 lakh for his services in the first-ever TNPL auction ahead of the 2023 season.
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