New Delhi, June 5 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir has said that Sai Sudharsan will bat at No.3 in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, which starts in Mullanpur on Saturday, 6 June.

The Tamil Nadu cricketer has played just six Tests since making his debut in 2025 against England in England. He has aggregated 302 runs at an average of 27.45, including two half-centuries.

Sai Sudharsan is coming on the back of a productive IPL campaign wherein he scored 722 runs from 17 matches at a strike rate of 157.98. He slammed eight fifties and one century.

"Honestly, Sai hasn't got a fair chance. He's only played a handful of Test matches, and he started his career in England, which we all know is not the easiest place. He's had a phenomenal r...