‘We’re Quality Spin Players’: Team India All-Rounder Defends Batters Amidst Sri Lanka ODI Struggles

The Gautam Gambhir era has been experimenting big time in the Sri Lanka ODI series and they have paid the price for the same. Now, all the attention will remain on the last match of the series as Sri Lanka are ready to win a series against India for the first time since the year 1997. But Rohit Sharma and company will be determined to pull off a comeback in the series to draw it up. A lot of criticism has been fired off towards the batters' subpar performance. But a team cricketer has been backing the batters despite the challenges they are facing in the Colombo Pitch.

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India All-Rounder Washington Sundar Claims India Batters Will Get the Job Done in Third ODI

Amid a major uproar of the fans upon Team India's dismal batting showcase, star all-rounder Washington Sundar, who has been showing promising signs against Sri Lanka, has defended the batters despite their uneven performance in the away white-ball series. He backed the players, saying that it is certainly a challenging wicket, and they need to find out how to get the job done.

"We're quality players of spin. We've always played on these kinds of pitches, even at home, even in Test matches. In domestic cricket, we play a lot of games on such wickets. A lot of our players have done really well, especially in the middle order, especially batting against spin.

"It's just a matter of finding a way in their own individual self and trying to get the job done. Everyone knows it's a challenging wicket. The Indian team has always been one where everyone puts their hands up, especially when the challenge arises," Washington Sundar said, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.  

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Team India will have a chance to avoid a series loss as the Rohit Sharma-led side will lock horns against a glowing Sri Lanka on their home turf in Colombo, Sri Lanka. While India cannot win the series, they could draw and avoid humiliation. But they need to stand up in terms of the batting side as all the batters except Rohit Sharma, have been out of form with the bat in the ODI series.