{"id":166372,"date":"2025-06-08T01:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T01:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166372\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T01:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T01:09:17","slug":"ive-always-admired-him-sai-sudharsan-opens-up-on-his-conversation-with-36-year-old-indian-player-ahead-of-england-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166372\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I&#8217;ve always admired him&#8221;: Sai Sudharsan opens up on his conversation with 36-year-old Indian player ahead of England tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>B <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/b-sai-budharsan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sai Sudharsan<\/a>, who is likely to make his Test debut for India against  England, shared insights into his discussions with <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/virat-kohli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virat Kohli <\/a>on how to handle setbacks. The left-handed batter also recalled congratulating Kohli after <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/royal-challengers-bengaluru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru<\/a> (RCB) won the <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/indian-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL 2025<\/a> final. Sudharsan is among three uncapped players chosen for the upcoming five-match Test series against England, which kicks off on June 20 in Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>His performance in first-class cricket has been impressive, having accumulated 1,957 runs at an average of 39.93 from 29 matches. In an interview with The Times of India, Sudharsan shared his admiration for Kohli\u2019s approach and dedication to the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI congratulated him after the final as it was a really special moment for him. But we\u2019ve had many conversations over the years,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat I\u2019ve always admired about him is his mentality and the dedication he has for the game. We\u2019ve talked about how he handled the situation when he wasn\u2019t scoring runs,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>He scored 759 runs for <a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/cricket\/series\/gujarat-titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gujarat Titans<\/a> in the Indian Premier League 2024. Sudharsan\u2019s team\u2019s run ended in the Eliminator after a loss to Mumbai Indians.<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke about Shubman Gill. \u201cThe most important factor is his mindset and self-belief, along with the confidence he has in his own abilities. I\u2019ve observed how he handles himself during tough times. Additionally, there are technical aspects that also play a significant role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/author\/suriya\/\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" alt=\"V M Suriya Narayanan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-DSC_0047-copy-80x80.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tV M Suriya Narayanan is a passionate cricket writer who has been following the game since 2007. With a background in Civil Engineering (B.E.), he blends analytical thinking with a deep understanding of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crictoday.com\/author\/suriya\/\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by V.M.Suriya Narayanan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"B Sai Sudharsan, who is likely to make his Test debut for India against England, shared insights into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[1406,32441,6035,79,16,15,4221],"class_list":{"0":"post-166372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-indian-cricket-team","10":"tag-sai-sudharsan","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-virat-kohli"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114645078230315963","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}