Indian sensation Washington Sundar set the Nidahas trophy on fire with his super-intelligent performances. The fact that he won the man of the series award despite being only 18 years old is a testament to how well he played in the tri-nation tournament.

Sundar claimed that he was mentally prepared for the challenges that this series brought up, but he didn’t believe that he would be the man of the series.

“I had the belief that I would get another opportunity (after the Lanka T20Is at home). I was mentally prepared for everything. But I never expected to end up with the Man-of-the-Series award. I started off well in the first two games and I just wanted to carry forward the momentum.”

He then went on to speak about the roles of an off-spinner and how they could be used in the T20 format. His words just depicted the amount of intelligence that he possesses as it was filled with some great analysis of the mental aspect of the game.

“Wrist spinners are magical. However, I feel finger spinners can be as effective as left-arm and wrist spinners. Most teams prefer left-armers or leg-spinners, especially in the shorter versions. But I feel even off-spinners can be as effective as the other two provided they are proactive.

“If you can double-guess the batsman and be one up on the mind-set every ball, then you can be good. Sometimes, an off-spinners’ classical delivery with a bit of loop and turn might not suit this format. Off-spinners certainly need to do a lot of homework before every game,” Washington said.

On bowling with Yuzvendra Chahal, he said: “It will be exciting to bowl alongside him. Ours is a good combination. He is a leg-spinner and I turn the ball other way. It gives a variety to the attack. We are accurate and have been wicket-takers. If we can take at least four wickets for our team per match, it will great,” he concluded.