India, July 28 -- Washington Sundar might have played just 12 Tests for India so far, but he has managed to leave a significant and lasting impression. With the bat, he averages 44.86, while with the ball, he has taken 32 wickets, including a seven-wicket haul last year. However, the turning point in his career might have come on the final day of the Manchester Test against England, when he hit his maiden hundred, helping the visitors eke out an improbable draw.

Washington Sundar's father, M Sundar, believes his son has been hard done by the selectors as his performances are constantly ignored and he is yet to get a consistent go in all three formats of the game.

When Sundar came out to bat on the final day, England had their tail up an...