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India vs South Africa 2nd Test | Sai Sudharsan: ‘I don’t mind, I already drink tea during lunch…’ | Cricket News

India vs South Africa 2nd Test | Sai Sudharsan: ‘I don’t mind, I already drink tea during lunch…’ | Cricket News

India’s potential No 3 Sai Sudharsan said he was open to inverting the order of lunch and tea during the Guwahati Test because it hardly mattered. Beyond the tradition, the Indian batsman didn’t seem to be bothered by a 9 a.m start and tea at 11, and lunch after the second session to accommodate early sunset timings of the North East hosting its biggest cricket match – a Test featuring world champions South Africa. Guwahati lucked out and landed a Test match and gets to watch Temba Bavuma’s side alongside all the Team India superstars, including Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul. But the early sunrise and sunset timings have meant tweaking the lunch time, and pushing tea to later. Sai Sudharsan quipped it was no big deal. “”I don’t mind having tea before lunch, I already drink tea during lunch, so I’ll probably enjoy it. Of course, it’s new, but we’ll get used to it. It’s exciting to explore,” he told JioStar’s ‘Follow The Blues’, speaking about the unique tea-before-lunch timing. For Indians who trail …