India, July 28 -- When a player averages 44.87 after 12 Tests even while batting lower down the order, his batting potential is unquestionable.

On Sunday, Washington Sundar underlined his quality with a maiden century, a superb effort under extreme pressure, to help India salvage a draw in the Old Trafford Test. In 20 of his 22 innings, he has batted at Nos.7, 8 and 9 and still has solid numbers.

Ravindra Jadeja has proven his quality with the bat time and again - 3,824 Test runs. In this series, he has taken his performances to a different level.

Having learnt his game from qualified coaches in Chennai, including his cricketer father, Sundar's basics are sound. He has a copybook technique, convincing enough to be considered as a top-o...