{"id":152452,"date":"2026-04-07T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=152452"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:15:00","slug":"ipl-2026-sai-sudharsan-wants-to-keep-evolving-as-t20-batter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=152452","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Sai Sudharsan wants to keep evolving as T20 batter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70835387\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">In B. Sai Sudharsan\u2019s case, it is usually his exquisite timing and effortless ability to pierce gaps that aid his prolific run-making.<\/p>\n<p>He isn\u2019t one to bludgeon the cricket ball, and yet he managed to achieve a strike-rate of 156.17 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year whilst compiling a chart-topping 759 runs for Gujarat Titans.<\/p>\n<p>Impressive as that is, batters around the world are constantly enhancing their power game and pushing the envelope. Does that influence Sudharsan to tweak his own style?<\/p>\n<p><b>READ<\/b>  |          <b><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/dc-vs-gt-ipl-2026-match-preview-delhi-capitals-gujarat-titans-news-shubman-gill-return-injury\/article70834878.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gill set to return as Gujarat Titans visits Delhi Capitals<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sport is definitely evolving, and T20 batting is getting greater and greater every season or even every five to six months. It\u2019s very important to learn from it and be versatile enough to have that in my kitty and equip myself with that. So, definitely there are improvements to be made, and of course I\u2019m looking at it,\u201d the 24-year-old left-hand batter told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Probed on a specific area that he worked on in the tune-up to this season, Sudharsan pointed to preparing for steep run chases. \u201cThe biggest awareness I had was if we are going to chase something really big, how I\u2019m going to approach the innings. So it was just about awareness and mindset,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Though Sudharsan forms a robust top-three for GT alongside Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler, there is a sense that the middle-order is fragile. \u201cWe believe in our middle-order. This is the team in which we played last year and we qualified,\u201d the southpaw asserted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Apr 07, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/sai-sudharsan-on-t20-batting-ipl-2026-news-gujarat-titans-vs-delhi-capitals\/article70835387.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In B. Sai Sudharsan\u2019s case, it is usually his exquisite timing and effortless ability to pierce gaps that aid his prolific run-making. 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