India, June 27 -- India's loss in the T20I series opener against Ireland in Belfast has put Washington Sundar under the scanner, and questions are being raised on the utility of the all-rounder in the shortest format. The first T20I on Friday saw Sundar bowl just one over, in which he leaked 19 runs, allowing Ireland to script a comeback and post 182 on the board. To make matters worse, the left-handed batter had a horrible day with the bat as well, scoring nine runs off 12 balls. The entire knock saw Sundar trying to cut loose, but he just couldn't connect and, in the end, was sent back to the pavilion by Matt Hollard.

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin asked questions of the team management headed by head coach Gautam Gambhir and...