Washington Sundar Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Washi
Profession	Cricketer (Bowling allrounder)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight (approx.)	75 Kg (165 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 13 December 2017 against Sri Lanka at Mohali Test- On 15 January 2021 against Australia at The Gabba, Brisbane T20- On 24 December 2017 against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium
Jersey Number	#5, 55 (India) #555 (IPL)
Domestic/State Team(s)	Club Cricket • Globe Trotters Sports Club (2012-2017) First-Class/List-A/T20 • Tamil Nadu Under-16 (2012-2013) • Tamil Nadu Under-19 (2013-2016) • Madras Rubber Factory (2013-2016) • Tamil Nadu Under-22 (2013-2014) • National Cricket Academy (2014-2015) • Tamil Nadu Cricket Association City XI (2014-2016) • Tamil Nadu Under-23 (2014-2016) • Madras Rubber Factory (2013-2016) • South Zone Under-19 (2014-2016) • India Under-19 Blue (2015-2016) • Tamil Nadu Cricket Association President's XI (2016-2018) • Indian Board President's XI (2017-2018) • Tamil Nadu (2016-present) • County Select XI (2021) • South Zone (2023) • Duleep Team B (2024-2025) • India C (2018-2019) • Trichy Grand Cholas Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) • Tuti Patriots (2016-2017) • Siechem Madurai Panthers (2023) Indian Premier League (IPL) • Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS, 2017) • Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB, 2018-2021) • Sunrisers Hyderabad (2022-2024) • Gujarat Titans (GT, 2025) County Championship • Lancashire (2022) Others • India Under-19 (2015-2016) • India A (2019-2024)
Coach/Mentor	M. Senthilnathan
Batting Style	Left handed
Bowling Style	Right arm Offbreak
Records	• Youngest player to debut for India in T20Is (at the age of 18 years and 80 days) • Most consecutive ducks in T20Is by an Indian batsman (3)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 October 1999 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	25 Years
Birthplace	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature/Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai
School	St Bede's school, Chennai
College/University	Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Tamil
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	• Travelling • Photography • Listening to music
Tattoo(s)	• Mother's face on chest • Some words on left hand
Piercing	In both ears
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Varshini Sounderajan (Rumored, Telugu actress and TV anchor)
Family
Parents	Father- Mani Sundar Washington (Cricketer, administrative officer in the Income Tax department) Mother- Prema
Siblings	Sister- Shailaja Sundar (also known as M. S. Shailaja, cricketer, elder)
Favourites
Cricketer	Sunil Gavaskar
Sportsman	Rafael Nadal
Cricket Ground	The Gabba, Brisbane
Food	Chakra (sweet) pongal, Chicken Biryani
Idli Restaurant in Chennai	Murugan Idli
Ice Cream Flavor	Chocolate
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mahindra Thar SUV
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)	Rs 3.2 crores (from 2025 IPL contract)
Assets/Properties	Home in Chennai
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 30 crore (as of 2025)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Washington Sundar

• Washington Sundar was born into a cricket-loving family, as his father, M Sundar, played domestic cricket.
  

  A childhood photo of Washington Sundar with his father

• When his father used to play cricket, an ex-army man named P.D. Washington lived near their home in Triplicane.

• The person liked his father’s name and helped him become a cricketer by paying for his school fees, books, and cricket equipment. He also supported him on the field.

• Washington Sundar was born a few months after P.D. Washington passed away in 1999. The delivery was difficult, but he survived.

• According to the Hindu traditions of their family, his father was named him Srinivasan, but he later changed the name to Washington in memory of the deceased army official who helped him.

• His father also said that if he ever had a second son, he would have named him Washington Junior.

• He started training in cricket with his elder sister, Shailaja, under his father, who wanted him to become a batsman.

• He often watched cricket videos of cricketers and copied their stances. He also urged his sister to bowl to him whenever he didn’t play with other kids in his neighbourhood.
  

  A childhood photo of Washington Sundar

• He was playing in an Under-14 school match at the age of 9 when a ball hit him on the side of his head (on the temple). He was taken to the hospital, where he received 5 stitches.

• He returned to the match the next day and won the game by scoring 39 runs not out.

• During his teenage years, he started training under former Indian bowler M. Venkataramana, who told him to become a bowler.
  

  Washington Sundar during his teenage years

• He finished as the leading runscorer of Tamil Nadu in the Under-16 cricket tournaments in 2013, after which BCCI chose him for a 40-day training camp in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.

• He also played for India in the Under-19 World Cup.

• He made headlines in 2017 when the Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) selected him as a replacement for Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
  

  Washington Sundar bowling

• In the 2018 IPL auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) acquired him for Rs 3.2 crores against his base price of Rs 1.5 crore.

• In his debut test innings against Australia, he scored 62 runs. During the innings, he hit a ‘no look’ six on a Nathan Lyon delivery, which became very popular.

• He didn’t have pads when the match started. The fielding coach R Sridhar tried to arrange from the Australian team, but they refused because of COVID-19. He later went out and bought a new pair of pads while the match was going on.

• In the 2022 IPL auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) acquired him for Rs 8.75 crores.
  

  Washington Sundar in SRH jersey

• In January 2022, he tested positive for COVID-19, after which the Indian team chose Jayant Yadav as his replacement for the series against South Africa.

• During the test match against New Zealand in November 2024, he was spotted in Dhruv Jurel and Axar Patel’s because of excessive heat, and his jersey was finished due to sweat.
  

  Washington Sundar wearing Axar Patel and Dhruv Jurel’s jerseys

• In the 2025 IPL auction, the Gujarat Titans (GT) acquired him for Rs 3.2 crores against the base price of Rs 2 crores.

• On 6 April 2025, while playing for the Gujarat Titans (GT) against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), he was dismissed on 49 runs on a delivery from Mohammed Shami.
  

  Washington Sundar batting for Gujarat Titans

• Aniket Verma made the catch, but the umpires were doubtful if the ball had touched the ground first. The 3rd umpire then gave him out, after which many people protested the decision and slammed the umpiring.

• He once said that if he could have one superpower, it would be teleportation.

• If he could exchange his profession with any sportsman, he would do it with F1 racer Lewis Hamilton.

• He is an animal lover and has a pet dog.
  

  Washington Sundar playing with his pet dog