Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel has noted that Sai Sudharsan needs to improve his leg-side game after his dismissal in the second Test against South Africa. He highlighted that the youngster has fallen prey to aerial shots on the leg side multiple times in his short Test career. Ad Sudharsan managed only 15 runs off 40 deliveries as India were bowled out for 201 in their first innings in Guwahati on Monday, November 24. South Africa ended Day 3 on 26 for no loss in their second innings, with a lead of 314 runs. During a discussion on Star Sports, Parthiv was asked what Sudharsan could have done better in his shot execution. “He could have kept the ball down, that’s the only thing he could have done better. It was a short ball, the shot selection was also right, but if you have a narrow stance, you are unable to keep the ball down on the leg side quite often, and we have seen Sai Sudharsan hit the ball in the air on the leg side many times,” the Gujarat Titans assistant coach responded. Ad Trending “The timing is right. Here also, the ball hit the middle of the bat, but it went in the air. So he will have to control it a little because he has gotten out a lot on the leg side. It’s a small Test career, but in that also, we have seen him getting out three or four times on the leg side while playing in the air. So he will definitely have to pay attention to that,” he added. Ad Sai Sudharsan added 30 runs for the second wicket with Yashasvi Jaiswal (58 off 97). He was brilliantly caught by Ryan Rickelton at midwicket off Simon Harmer’s bowling soon after the South African off-spinner had dismissed Jaiswal. “Trust the bounce, and hit it over mid-on or midwicket” Cheteshwar Pujara on Sai Sudharsan’s dismissal in IND vs SA 2025 2nd Test In the same discussion, former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara opined that Sai Sudharsan could have alternatively trusted the bounce and hit the ball over the fielders on the leg side. Ad “I also feel that when you try to play a shot after going onto the back foot, either, as Parthiv was saying, try to keep the ball down, or hit it over the top. That’s the second option. When it’s a red-soil pitch and the bounce is more, trust the bounce, and hit it over mid-on or midwicket by going early onto the back foot,” he said. Ad The cricketer-turned-commentator added that Sudharsan’s chances of getting dismissed would have been less had he tried to hit a six. “When you try to hit flat, a fielder is present there, and he can take the catch. However, if you try to hit a six over the mid-on or midwicket fielders, then the chances of getting caught are less,” Pujara observed. Sai Sudharsan hasn’t had a great start to his Test career, aggregating 288 runs at an average of 28. 80 in 10 innings. The England bowlers, especially Ben Stokes, dismissed him multiple times caught on the leg side during the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Follow IPL Auction 2025 Live Updates, News & Biddings at Sportskeeda. Get the fastest updates on Mega-Auction and cricket news Edited by Kartik Iyer.
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“He will definitely have to pay attention to that” – Former India keeper on Sai Sudharsan’s dismissal in IND vs SA 2025 2nd Test
