Sai Sudharsan makes his vision a reality

To many fans, Sai Sudharsan is the guy with the pretty intense visualisation technique.

- Ashish Magotra

It was seen during the England tour when he would shadow bat in the middle or when he would make a conscious effort to do some image training.

On the eve of the match even as questions about his form were building up, he didn’t turn up for the optional nets even though many of the other senior batters did. But this is his way because on the day before the game, he usually does his own thing. His method is to first face bowlers in the nets, then visualise and finally, go out and play those shots in the middle.

‘And, on Friday, play those shots he certainly did. Before this match, Sudharsan had scored 147 runs in seven innings, including a solitary fifty. The potential had not translated into runs but he had the backing of the team and that reflected in his approach.