India, Dec. 5 -- Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin advised current head coach Gautam Gambhir to be clear with his plans and give proper role clarity to Washington Sundar ahead of the third and final ODI against South Africa in Vizag. The ongoing three-match series has seen Sundar far from being his best, underwhelming with both the bat and ball in hand. In the series opener, he batted ahead of KL Rahul at No.5, while in the next game, he came out at No.6.

In the first two ODIs, Sundar returned with scores of 13 and 1, while with the ball, he failed to take a single wicket. He bowled just seven overs combined in the two games, and this has led to questions being raised about Sundar's utility.

Even in the recent Test series against...