Star Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar recently opened up on the team bond he made and shared with the rest of the Indian players during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against England, where the Shubman Gill side fought emphatically to draw the five-match Test series 2-2.
India, after losing the first Test at Headingley, made a quick comeback and won the Edgbaston Test. India were then condemned to a gut-wrenching 22-run loss at Lord’s before a spirited side drew the Manchester Test and won the last and final Test at The Oval.
“Truly, just the way the whole dressing room and the atmosphere was created, it was fabulous, it’s an amazing atmosphere and a space to be a part of because we are all quite young and that’s extremely exciting,” said Sundar to Wisden.
“Coming into the series, we knew for a fact that all of us would have to put our hands up and step up in different situations. And end of the series, when we look back, that’s exactly what we have done,” he added.
There were moments of brilliance from a young Indian side when one of the youngsters had stepped up for the team and won them the mini battles, which resulted in India drawing a hard-fought series. Sundar praised the spirit of the Indian side. “There were so many individuals throughout the series who stepped up and won the situations and eventually won games for the team, and this is exactly the kind of team that we have always wanted to be in and we were in this series, and we have created some amazing bonds on and off the field,” he said.
40 intense minutes
Speaking on winning the Oval Test on last day, Sundar said: “It was fabulous, just the way the game turned out to be after every session Especially on day five, that 40 minutes was super intense, because when you know the target has come down to a single digit you never know anything could happen, and literally one delivery could change the entire course of the game and take the game from the opposition.”
