Washington Sundar Age, Stats, Records and IPL Career

Who is Washington Sundar?

Washington Sundar is an Indian international all-rounder whose combination is unusual but valuable: he bats left-handed and delivers right-arm offbreak. His career connects Tamil Nadu, India Under-19, the senior India side and several IPL franchises. Official IPL material lists 5 October 1999 as his date of birth, while BCCI and ICC records establish his international identity and roles.

This profile maintains one canonical Washington Sundar profile across every documented team and scorecard. A move from Rising Pune Supergiant to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad or Gujarat Titans does not create a second player. Name, date of birth, playing styles and official identifiers are checked together. Team, result and scorecard links can point to this same page once it reaches its scheduled publication date.

Washington Sundar age, birthplace and playing style

Sundar was born in Chennai on 5 October 1999 and was 26 years old on 11 August 2026. He bats left-handed and bowls right-arm offbreak. Although teams commonly classify him as an all-rounder, that label describes his available skills rather than promising both runs and wickets in every match or season.

His role has changed with match conditions and team balance. In limited-overs cricket he can bowl in the powerplay, while in Test cricket he has contributed substantial lower-order runs. Gujarat used his batting more heavily in IPL 2026: its official season directory records 377 runs but only one wicket. Those figures belong to that IPL campaign and should not be used to redefine his whole career.

Under-19 pathway and early India selection

Sundar represented India at the 2016 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. That tournament belonged to the youth pathway and did not count as senior international cricket. It nevertheless placed him in a group of leading age-level players before his rapid progression into domestic and franchise opportunities.

He made senior international debuts in 2017. The sequence matters because Under-19 appearances, India A selection and senior caps belong to separate levels. This profile does not add youth figures to Test, ODI or T20I records. Official senior scorecards begin the international totals, while youth participation is preserved as a development milestone.

IPL breakthrough in 2017 and franchise journey

Sundar's IPL debut came in 2017 with Rising Pune Supergiant. He later played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2018 to 2021 and Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2022 to 2024 before Gujarat Titans acquired him ahead of the 2025 season. The official IPL player page keeps those appearances under one career identity.

Franchise membership does not automatically equal an appearance in every season, and a career total is not the sum of copied team-page summaries. IPL's current official profile is the lead source for his competition career. Gujarat's directory supplies a separate 2026 season view, allowing readers to distinguish the latest campaign from the wider record without double counting.

Gabba 62 and the record seventh-wicket stand

During the Brisbane Test in January 2021, Sundar scored 62 in India's first innings. ICC reported that he and Shardul Thakur added 123 for the seventh wicket, then India's highest seventh-wicket partnership at the Gabba. The stand helped reduce a serious deficit and became a defining contribution in India's eventual series victory.

The innings was a Test fifty, not a century or a limited-overs score. It also came in a team recovery alongside Thakur, so the achievement is best understood through the partnership and match context. Precise wording matters: Sundar's 62 was vital, but it should not absorb his partner's contribution or be presented as a solo match award.

Maiden Test century at Manchester

Sundar made his first Test hundred during the fourth Test against England at Manchester in July 2025. BCCI's official match record shows him finishing unbeaten on 101 as India batted out the final day for a draw. His partnership with Ravindra Jadeja turned a difficult match position into a successful resistance effort.

ICC's match report likewise describes the pair's unbeaten centuries and India's draw. The hundred is a senior Test achievement and appears in the Wikipedia snapshot dated 24 January 2026, which lists a high score of 101 not out. Later scorecards may change cumulative totals, but the maiden-century fact and match result remain stable historical records.

Washington Sundar Test statistics

Wikipedia's structured table dated 24 January 2026 lists 17 Tests, 885 runs at an average of 42.14, one hundred, five fifties and a high score of 101 not out. With the ball it lists 36 wickets at 32.97, best innings figures of 7 for 59, one five-wicket innings and one ten-wicket match.

These numbers are a dated secondary snapshot, not a promise of totals current through August 2026. Official BCCI and ICC match pages lead when they provide later information. The table date is shown beside the row so readers can judge freshness. A refresh replaces the Wikipedia-format row but cannot overwrite a newer row explicitly marked official.

ODI and T20I statistics

The same January 2026 snapshot lists 29 ODIs, 372 runs and 29 wickets, with a batting high score of 51 and best bowling of 3 for 30. It separately lists 58 T20Is, 254 runs and 51 wickets, including a high score of 50 and best bowling of 3 for 3.

ODI and T20I totals must remain separate. They use different match classifications and cannot be merged into an undifferentiated international record. Wikipedia provides the structured baseline, while official tournament squads establish selection rather than automatically adding an appearance. Only a completed official scorecard changes a format total.

Champions Trophy 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026

BCCI included Sundar in India's updated squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Squad selection is a documented achievement, but it is not the same as playing every match in the tournament. Appearances and figures require the relevant official scorecards rather than assumptions based on the squad list.

BCCI and ICC also listed him in India's squad for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. India's title makes him part of the tournament-winning group, as reflected by the official BCCI player profile, but individual match claims still depend on scorecards. The profile therefore separates team honours from personal innings or bowling figures.

Gujarat Titans contract and IPL 2026 season

Gujarat Titans acquired Sundar for ₹3.2 crore and retained him for IPL 2026. Gujarat's official player profile records seventeen matches, 377 runs at 37.70 and a strike rate around 150.2, including three fifties. The franchise directory records one wicket and six catches for the season.

His campaign included an important 50 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, 40 not out against Punjab Kings and 55 against Delhi Capitals, each covered by Gujarat's official match reports. These innings explain the aggregate through match context. They remain within the same 2026 official row and are not added again as separate career statistics.

IPL career record through 2026

Gujarat's official profile lists an IPL career of 83 matches, 888 runs and 40 wickets through the 2026 season. It records a batting high score of 55 and best bowling of 3 for 16. The career row covers multiple franchises and includes the latest Gujarat campaign.

Because the career total already includes IPL 2026, readers should not add the 377 season runs to 888. One row answers the latest-season question and another answers the all-time IPL question. This explicit separation prevents a common profile error in which a current season is counted twice after being copied into an aggregate.

Why Sundar's batting and bowling samples need context

Sundar's career cannot be summarized accurately by one combined number. His Test batting average in the dated snapshot reflects a lower-middle-order sample that includes unbeaten innings, while his limited-overs batting often comes from fewer opportunities. Bowling workloads also vary sharply: a team may use his off-spin in the powerplay, as a matchup option or only briefly when conditions favor another attack.

The IPL 2026 row makes that role variation visible. Gujarat recorded 377 runs and one wicket, a batting-heavy contribution unlike some earlier seasons. It would be wrong to infer that he became a specialist batter everywhere, just as it would be wrong to judge the campaign only by one wicket and ignore three fifties. Format, season and tactical role all belong beside the aggregate.

For future updates, a scorecard should change the relevant competition first. The broad T20 or international total can then be refreshed from a provider with a visible date. This order reduces the risk that a broad database update silently erases a newer franchise record or that two overlapping totals are added together.

Washington Sundar's records in their correct categories

The Gabba partnership, Manchester century and IPL 2026 fifties are different kinds of records. The 123-run stand was a partnership milestone at a specific ground; 101 not out was his personal Test high score at the snapshot date; and the IPL fifties belong to a franchise season. None should be rewritten as an all-format record.

Likewise, best bowling of 7 for 59 belongs to Test cricket in the Wikipedia table, while 3 for 3 is the listed T20I best. A reader comparing the two needs the format label, not just the smaller number. This profile keeps those categories in structured rows and uses narrative sections for match context, making the statistics easier to interpret without flattening separate competitions.

Central contract and earnings evidence

BCCI placed Sundar in Grade B of its annual player retainership list for 2025/26. The official announcement confirms the category but does not state an individual take-home total on the page reviewed. This profile therefore records the grade without assigning an unsupported salary figure.

The documented public franchise amount is ₹3.2 crore for his Gujarat contract. That price is not his net worth, lifetime earnings or after-tax income. No audited source reviewed for this profile discloses his assets, liabilities, endorsements and expenses together, so no net-worth estimate is published.

Family and relationship information

ICC's official tournament profile names Mani Shailaja as Sundar's sister. That is the limited family detail supported by a suitable reviewed source. The profile does not extend the fact into unsupported claims about private finances, occupations or family influence.

No reliable reviewed official source establishes a wife or girlfriend, so This profile excludes relationship speculation. Search popularity does not turn gossip into a biography fact. A portrait is also omitted until exact identity, provenance and reusable rights are all approved; public availability of an image alone is not reuse permission.

July 2026 injury update and availability context

BCCI reported on 18 July 2026 that Sundar had suffered a right hamstring injury and was replaced in India's squad for the final ODI of that series. This is a dated availability update tied to a specific squad decision, not a permanent medical label.

The profile does not project a recovery date or claim his condition after the official update. Future selection or medical information must come from a later responsible source. Keeping the date visible prevents an old injury report from being presented indefinitely as current status.

How Washington Sundar's statistics are maintained

Official BCCI, ICC, IPL and Gujarat sources lead current tournament, squad, contract and match facts. Wikipedia supplies a secondary infobox snapshot dated 24 January 2026 for the broad Test, ODI, T20I and first-class rows. The API validates the exact page identity before accepting any figures.

During refresh, official-labelled rows stay locked. Wikipedia can update its own format rows but cannot silently replace newer official evidence. Test, ODI, T20I, first-class and IPL figures remain distinct, while scorecards and team pages link to one canonical player. This source hierarchy makes automation useful without pretending every provider is equally current.