Washington Sundar joined the elite company of Bishan Singh Bedi, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Vinoo Mankad, and Srinivas Venkataraghavan to become just the fifth Indian spinner to take four wickets or more in a Test at Lord's after tantalising England on the fourth day of the third Test.
Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar believes the impact that Washington Sundar created with his spinning deliveries on the fourth day of the third Test against England to turn the tide in India's favour serves as a lesson for captain Shubman Gill.
Sundar spun England into trouble by scything priceless wickets of Joe Root and Jamie to put India in the driver's seat after a pulsating second session of Day 4 in the third Test at Lord's on Sunday.
During the second session on day four, the world number two attempted a sweep, but got bowled behind his legs courtesy an absolute peach of a delivery from spinner Washington Sundar for 40 in 96 balls, with a boundary. This also ended his 67-run partnership with skipper Ben Stokes.
Washington Sundar spun England into trouble by scything priceless wickets to put India in the driver's seat after a pulsating second session of Day 4 in the third Test at Lord's on Sunday.
"He has been promoted to number six in the batting order, and he has certainly justified the faith. In the last game, he made a useful contribution, and today as well, he stitched a wonderful partnership with Washington Sundar," Kumble said.
Akash Deep returned with phenomenal match figures of 10/187 (4/88 and 6/99), breaking Chetan Sharma's long-standing record (10/188) of the best bowling figures by an Indian in a Test match in England.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain was full of praise for the young pacer, who removed Ollie Pope and Harry Brook in a fiery morning spell to push England into deeper trouble.
Washington Sundar strikes right before lunch, he catches Ben Stokes plumb in front, and England are six down. At the end of the first session, England reached 153/6 with Jamie Smith 32* unbeaten on the crease and 455 runs short of victory.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja jokingly admitted that the time for him to don the captaincy role is gone following his sizzling display with the bat on Day 2 of the second Test against England at Edgbaston.
Gill produced a masterclass for ages, with his 387-ball 269 propelling India to 587 before three early wickets left England tottering at 25/3, and the hosts ended their day at 77/3, with Joe Root (18*) and Harry Brook (30*) on the crease. After India was 211/5 on day one, Gill's 203-run stan