Washington, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the popular T20 event, had travelled to England with the Indian squad but returned to the country after injuring his finger while playing in a County game.
Washington is the third player after Shubman Gill and Avesh Khan to be ruled out of the tour. It has been learnt that Washington has fractured a finger after being hit by a delivery on the second day of the first class warm up game between India and County XI.
It has been learnt that Washington fractured a finger after being hit by a Mohammed Siraj delivery on the second day of the warm up game between India and County XI.
The three-day affair in Durham is India's only opportunity to test their bench strength for the Test series against England
Pant and Sundar put up a partnership of 113 runs for the seventh wicket with the former scoring 101 off 118 balls.
M Sundar stayed away from his son as his work as an administrative officer in the Income Tax department in Chennai requires him to go to office two or three days every week.
Washington made his Test debut earlier this year against Australia in Brisbane.
The 21-year-old captioned the adorable picture and wrote, “Love is a four-legged word. World, meet Gabba!”
Umpire Nitin Menon had to intervene to cool off the situation in the first T20I between India and England.
Washington has an impressive economy rate of less than 7 per over (6.95) in 26 games for the country.
Sundar, who was kept in the side over chinaman Kuldeep Yadav as he provided another batting option, had to walk back on 96* in the final Test against England.
For Shastri, Washington's innings of 96, coming in at 153 for 6 was a better effort than his 85 not out in Chennai.
Washington should start batting in the top four for Tamil Nadu across formats, suggested Shastri.
Washington Sundar's father said that he is "really disappointed" in Indian tailenders, adding that the England bowlers weren't "lethal at all" during the closing stages of the innings.
Sundar stuck in the middle with Axar Patel as the two all-rounders stitched a century partnership to heap misery on England bowlers.
India lost two more wickets in the middle session to reach 153 for six in their first innings on the second day of the fourth and final Test against England here on Friday. After Ajinkya Rahane got out for 27, Rohit Sharma (49) and Ravichandran Ashwin (13) departed in the post-lunch session.
Axar, who has a ton and 13 half-centuries in First-class cricket, is likely to get a chance to flaunt his batting side when India line up against England at the same venue for the fourth and final Test of the series.
Washington Sundar will get stiff competition from wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for the third spinner's slot for the 2nd Test against England in Chennai, which starts February 13.
Sundar, who came out to bat with Indian reeling at 192/5, added 145 runs to India's total with the tailenders, including a valuable 80-run stand for the seventh wicket with R Ashwin (31 off 91).
India's Washington Sundar joined former Indian cricketers Sourav Ganguly, Arun Lal and Suresh Raina in a unique list with a half-century against England in Chennai.
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