Need to be extra affected person on such tracks: Washington

When Washington Sundar returned to the Test aspect after a spot of three years towards New Zealand final yr, the all-rounder immediately impressed along with his off-spin with 16 wickets in two Tests in Pune and Mumbai. But whereas these pitches had been sq. turners that backfired on the Indian group, the 2025-26 house season has seen Shubman Gill and Co. play on extra placid, batting-friendly surfaces.

Particularly on the Arun Jaitley Stadium within the second Test, a usually docile strip has compelled the Indian bowlers to toil lengthy and laborious for his or her wickets. After bowling 13 wicketless overs within the first innings, the finger-spinner from Chennai had only one scalp in 23 overs to indicate for his efforts within the second essay.

“The wicket didn’t have a lot bounce. And clearly, there wasn’t lots of activate supply additionally on this sport. But yeah, completely different venues play fairly in a different way and that’s the wonder about this format specifically. We try to assess what’s actually required for us to do in these circumstances,” the 26-year-old advised the media on the finish of day 4.

With John Campbell and Shai Hope scoring centuries, the West Indians managed to build up a complete of 390 and final 118.5 overs of their second innings after following on. From Washington’s perspective, endurance is paramount on such decks.

“On this type of a wicket, you simply must be much more affected person and hit these areas extra persistently. That’s the problem. It’s very heartening to have really taken 20 wickets as a group on a wicket like this,” he added.