Sai Sudharsan

Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan (born 15 October 2001) is an Indian International cricketer,^[2] who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and for Gujarat Titans in the IPL and Surrey County Cricket Club in County Championship. He made his debut for Indian cricket team in One-day Internationals (ODIs) in a series against South Africa in December 2023.^[3]

Sai Sudharsan

Personal information
Full name	Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan
Born	(2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height	1.84[1] m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Top-Order Batter
International information
National side	India (2023–present)
Only Test (cap 317)	20 June 2025 v England
ODI debut (cap 253)	17 December 2023 v South Africa
Last ODI	21 December 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	66
Only T20I (cap 114)	7 July 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.	66
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021/22–present	Tamil Nadu
2022–present	Gujarat Titans
2023–2024	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 3 1 29 28 Runs scored 127 0 1,957 1,396 Batting average 63.50 – 39.93 60.69 100s/50s 0/2 0/0 7/5 6/6 Top score 62 – 213 154 Balls bowled 3 0 114 21 Wickets 0 0 0 3 Bowling average – – – 7.33 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling - – – 1/0 Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 20/– 8/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 April 2025

Background

Sudharsan's father was an athlete who represented India at the South Asian Games in Dhaka, while his mother was a state level volleyball player.^[4]

Domestic career

In 2019/20 Raja of Palayampatti Shield, he was Alwarpet CC's leading run-scorer with 635 runs at an average of 52.92.^[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, for Tamil Nadu in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.^[6] He made his List A debut on 8 December 2021, for Tamil Nadu in the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy.^[7] In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.^[8] Sudharsan's performance in the TNPL led to his selection in the IPL team. ^[9]

In April 2022, he made his IPL debut after Vijay Shankar was ruled out of the match with an injury.^[10]

In the 2023 season of the IPL Sudharsan scored 362 runs in the tournament averaging 51.71. He scored 96 in the IPL final against Chennai Super Kings, but his team Gujarat Titans would go on to lose that match. In August 2023, Sudharsan signed for Surrey for the final three matches of the 2023 County Championship.^[11]

In the 2024 season of the IPL, Sudharsan finished of the season as the top run scorer for his team Gujarat Titans with 527 runs in the tournament averaging 47.90. His most notable innings was a magnificent century vs Chennai Super Kings in Match 59, where he hit 103(59) with 5 4s and 7 6s. In July 2024 he made his T20i debut vs Zimbabwe.

In the 2025 season of the IPL, Sudharsan won the Orange Cap award of most runs scored in an IPL season after amassing 759 runs, including six half-centuries and one century at an average of 54.21. In doing so, he became the youngest cricketer to win the award, as well as the youngest to cross 700 runs in a single IPL season.

International Career

Sai Sudharsan has played 3 One Day International games against South Africa in the 2023 ODI Series. He scored 127 runs including 2 fifties with an average of 63.5. He was also part of the team in the 2nd T20i against Zimbabwe in 2024.