Sai Sudharsan is an Indian cricketer known for his big hits and calm nature on the field. He plays for Tamil Nadu in Indian domestic cricket. He plays for Lekkowai Kings of the Tamil Nadu Premier League and Gujarat Titans of the Indian Premier League.
Wiki/Biography
Sai Sudharsan aka Bharadwaj Sai Sudharsan was born on Monday, 15 October 2001 (age 21; as of 2023) in Venkatesa Agraharam, Mylapur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Libra. He studied at DAV School in Chennai and later at Santhome High School in Chennai and played many cricket matches for them.
Sai Sudharsan gets rewarded after winning first tournament for school
He was interested in cricket from an early age and played tennis with his older brother on the grounds where his father practiced. Later, he received his bachelor’s degree in commerce from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai. He continued practicing and made the state team.
Sai Sudharsan spent his childhood with Australian cricketer Michael Bevan
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Bharadwaj R and mother’s name is Alagu Usha Bharadwaj. His father is a former international athlete (sprinter and long jumper) who represented India at the Singapore Armed Forces Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His mother is a former national volleyball player who currently works as a strength and conditioning coach. He has a brother named Sairam Bharadwaj.
Sai Sudharsan’s father Bharadwaj R (left) Sai Sudharsan and mother Alagu Usha Bharadwaj
Sai Sudharsan’s mother Alagu Usha Bharadwaj and Sai’s brother Sairam Bharadwaj
wife and children
He is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
He is single.
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
Profession
domestic
Sai Sudharsan was selected for the Tamil Nadu U-14 team and played many games for them. He scored 4 half-centuries in 5 games in the Under-14 South Zone Championship and finished fourth. He later played for the Tamil Nadu Under-16 and Under-19 teams. In 2017, he started playing for Triplicane Friends United Cricket Club (TFUCC) in the third division of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). In 2019, he participated in the Vijay Merchant and Vinnoo Mankad tournaments and scored two centuries. He was selected in the India A squad for the 2019 U-19 Challenger Series, which consisted of three teams from India and Nepal. He played for Alwarpet CC of the TNCA First Division in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He earned a reputation as a “heavy scorer” by being the top scorer in most games he played. In the 2019-20 Prayapatti Kings Shield Trophy, he became the highest run-scorer with 635 points at an average of 52.92.
Sai Sudharsan and B Aparajith scored brilliant double tons for Alwarpet CC and Jolly Rovers CC respectively, while Guru Raghavendran scored an outstanding unbeaten 199 runs for India Pistons CC in the Palayampatti Shield Raja (First Class). pic.twitter.com/Mhen4sALad
— TNCA (@TNCACricket) March 15, 2020
He made his T20 debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Maharashtra on 4 April 2021 and scored 35 runs. He helped the team win the game.
Sai Sudharsan after winning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021
He made his debut for Tamil Nadu in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Mumbai on December 8, 2021, and scored 24 points. He played for Jolly Rovers Cricket Club in the TNCA Senior Division in 2022 and became the highest run-scorer in the 2022-23 Rajah of Palayampatti Shield Trophy, scoring 1003 runs in 9 games (13 innings) at an average of 91.18 , which includes 4 centuries and 5 half-centuries. He made his debut for Tamil Nadu against Hyderabad in the 2022 Ranji Trophy on December 13, 2022, scoring 179 and 42 runs in the first and second innings respectively.
Sai Sudharsan competes in Ranji for the first time
He made his debut in the Raj Trophy season as the vice-captain of the Tamil Nadu team. He is the third highest run-scorer in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022-23 with 610 points in 8 games at an average of 76.25 and a strike rate of 111.92.
International
Foreign Direct Investment
Say made his ODI debut against South Africa on December 17, 2023 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg and completed his half with 55 not out off 43 balls on his debut. First ODI debut in a century.
league
Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL)
He was acquired by Chepauk Super Gillies for the 2019 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL); however, he did not get any playing opportunities. In the TNPL 2020 season, he played for Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) and emerged with a stunning performance of 87 points from 43 balls against Salem Spartans. He is the second highest scorer in the 2021 TNPL season with 358 points in 8 games with an average of 71.60 and a strike rate of 143.77.
Sai Sudharsan plays for Lyca Kovai Kings in the Tamil Nadu Premier League
In the 2023 TNPL auction, he became the most expensive player and was acquired by Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 2.16 crore, which was higher than his salary of Rs 20 lakh in the IPL.
Indian Premier League (IPL)
In the IPL 2022 mega auction in the 2022 IPL season, he was acquired by the Gujarat Titans for a base price of Rs 20 lakh. He made his debut in the IPL against Kings XI Punjab on 8 April 2022 and scored 35 runs. In the 2022 IPL season, he scored 145 runs in 5 games at an average of 36.25 and a strike rate of 127.19, which also included a half-century against Kings XI Punjab.
Sai Sudharsan wins IPL 2022 trophy after Gujarat Titans win the title in 2022
In the 2023 IPL season against Delhi Capitals, he scored 62 runs off 48 balls to help Gujarat win the match. For his performance, he won his first Man of the Match award in IPL.
Sai Sudharsan scores 62 runs and hits one ball in IPL 2023 against Delhi Capitals
His skills and temperament were praised by Titans captain Hardik Pandya, who said in the post-match conference that he will play for India for the next two years. He said,
His (Sai Sudharsan) batting ability is very good. Thanks to the support staff and himself. The number of at-bats he’s had in the last 15 days, all the results you see are just his efforts. Going forward, if I remember correctly, in two years’ time, he will make a great contribution to franchise cricket and ultimately to Indian cricket. ”
South African player David Miller also praised Sai’s batting at the post-match press conference and said that he is a very talented batsman. He said,
To be able to do what he has done in the last two games is very encouraging for the team. He is a very talented player and we need him in the team. It’s great to see him doing well. I was really pleased with his performance and it was great to see him win the Man of the Match award. ”
Sai Sudharsan’s confident and match-winning knock of 62*(48) made the young Indian batsman the 🔝performer of our second innings #DCvGT conflict #TATAIPL 💪
Check out his batting summary 🔽 pic.twitter.com/c9BHrcXAN1
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 4, 2023
Favorites
- Cheat Meal: Chicken Biryani
- Cricketer: Michael Hussey
- Song: “One Kiss” by Dua Lipa
Facts/Trivia
- His batting style is left-handed and his bowling style is left-arm leg break.
- Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin was impressed with his batting in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2021 and took to Twitter to say that the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) should take note of him talent.
This boy Sai Sudarshan is special, let him join the TN team as soon as possible! @TNCACricket . He’s had such a great season in the league and has now made a seamless transition to the 20-plus game format. ✅✅ #solidtalent @TNPremierLeague #TNPL
— Ashwin🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) July 19, 2021
- His coach in the Tamil Nadu team, M Venkataramana, said in an interview that Sai is very talented and works very hard. He said,
He is talented, has a broad brushwork, and works hard. Sai (Sudharsan) is a good athlete and works hard in the game. It’s great to see him continue to improve. He has a wide range of his shot and has the ability to hit it long once he settles in, which is a great quality to have. ”
Tamil Nadu national team assistant coach R Prasanna said in an interview that Sai was just like any other young man his age during his under-16 years; however, he worked hard to improve his batting and took his career seriously career.He said
I met him at an under-16 training camp. I noticed he had a talent for scoring. Like all boys of that age, he is a naughty lad who doesn’t pay much attention to defense, fitness, etc. But he has changed dramatically over the years. He has a knack for scoring runs and works hard to get results. I’m happy for him. He keeps getting better and TNPL is a great platform for him to showcase his talents and push him towards TN teams (white ball and red ball). ”
- His mother Usha Bharadwaj said in an interview that Sai was impressed with the fitness of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and worked towards his fitness A lot of effort. He had watched many videos of Kohli, which inspired him to work hard at fitness. He trained under her because she was a strength and conditioning coach.
- He has a very good friendship with Tamil Nadu cricketer Washington Sundar and said that the first time he played against Sundar was in a school-level tournament. He added that Sundar comforted him after losing a match and that he was impressed by Sundar’s rapid progress in his career.
Discover 4⃣ differences! 👀
Washington Sundar 🆚 Sai Sudharsan#ShriramCapitalTNPL2021 #TNPL #NammaPasangaNammaGethu pic.twitter.com/HvxsfA5Ov9
— TNPL (@TNPremierLeague) July 24, 2021
- In an interview, he praised his parents for recognizing his disciplined batting style and scoring so many runs in different tournaments. He said his parents always told him that he should always strive to score the most points and should be strong to become a good player.
- He said in an interview that if he had not become a cricketer, he would have become a singer.
- He enjoys playing games on his console and eating in restaurants to relax after playing cricket.
- On November 21, 2022, he along with another Tamil Nadu batsman Narayan Jagadeesan played against Aru in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Batting first in the match against Arunachal Pradesh. The duo put up 416 runs in the opening match, which included his 154 runs off 102 balls (19 fours and 2 sixes) and Jagadeesan’s 144 277 runs in 25 balls (25 fours and 15 sixes). This is the highest partnership in any Group A competition globally. Tamil Nadu team scored a huge score of 506 runs for 2 wickets in 50 overs, which is the highest score in a Group A match globally.
The record-breaking partnership between Sai Sudharsan and N Jagadeeshan ended with 416 runs in just 232 balls.
Sai Sudharsan scored 154 off 102 balls.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 21, 2022
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