Mumbai, July 24 -- Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hailed young left-hander Sai Sudharsan for his fine half-century on day one of fourth Manchester Test against England, saying that he seems like a Test player who is "grounded, academic type and prepares diligently."

Following scores of 0 and 30 in the first Test and his consequent omission from next two matches in favour of Karun Nair, Sudharsan established his claim as India's next number three with a technically solid 61 in 151 balls, consisting of seven fours.

Speaking on his knock, JioStar expert Manjrekar said on 'Match Centre Live' said that Sudharsan looked nervous initially, which was expected after a dissapointing debut and subsequent omission from next two Tests.

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