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R Ashwin on why Washington Sundar’s 40* was key vs Punjab Kings: ‘Addressed a key question around Gujarat Titans’ middle order’ | Cricket News

R Ashwin on why Washington Sundar’s 40* was key vs Punjab Kings: ‘Addressed a key question around Gujarat Titans’ middle order’ | Cricket News

2 min readUpdated: May 4, 2026 04:53 PM IST Former India player Ravichandran Ashwin lauded Washington Sundar’s important cameo vs Punjab Kings on Sunday, saying that that innings has addressed some of the concerns that Gujarat Titans had about its middle order. The Titans have always relied heavily on their top 3 in Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler to score the bulk of their runs in the IPL but their middle order has more often than not failed to fire. On Sunday, Washington addressed some of these concerns after scoring 40 not out off 23 balls with help of five fours and a six to help GT chase down 164 with a ball to spare. “Washington Sundar’s innings was extremely important because it addressed a key question around Gujarat Titans’ middle order. While a lot of their runs come from the top three, contributions like this show the depth they have. Washington has often been used as a flexible option, but he stepped up, handled the pressure well, and ensured the chase was …

‘What would truly make me happy is winning as many trophies as MS Dhoni’: KL Rahul opens up about ambitions | Cricket News

‘What would truly make me happy is winning as many trophies as MS Dhoni’: KL Rahul opens up about ambitions | Cricket News

2 min readMay 1, 2026 05:33 PM IST KL Rahul who recently went past MS Dhoni on the Indian premier League’s all-time run-scorers list, said that his only ambition was to match the legendary former India and CSK captain’s 5 title hauls with his franchise. “I didn’t even realise I had gone past Mahi bhai. Personal milestones are good. They reassure me that I am on the right track. But what would truly make me happy is winning as many trophies as MS Dhoni. Cricket is a team sport. You want to win trophies. You want to be part of successful sides. That has always been my goal,” Rahul said on JioHotsar. The wicket-keeper batter recently slammed the highest individual score by an Indian batter in the IPL when he scored 152* against the Punjab Kings. He is now just behind Chris Gayle’s 175* vs Pune Warriors in 2013 and 158* by Brendon McCullum vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2008. It was also the fastest ton of Rahul in the IPL with the previous fastest …