IPL 2018: Find out the secret behind Washington Sundar's jersey number

Royal Challengers Bangalore lost its second game of the season against Rajasthan Royals yesterday. Just after it seemed like there were back on track after the KXIP game, things went the other way for them. And again, RCB’s bowlers failed to deliver in the game and have conceded over 200 runs in the game. Chasing a mammoth 218 runs, RCB fell short of the target by 19 runs.

Despite all the odds, RCB would take quite a few positives from the game. The Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is back to what it was earlier and is excellent to bat on. Furthermore, the biggest revelation of the game was Washington Sundar’s form with the bat. Often known to be a very bowler, his exploits with the bat were little known. Sundar who came into limelight in 2017 scored 35 runs off 19 balls.

The fancy jersey number

Apart from his all-round skills, his jersey number took quite a few by surprise. Washington sports ‘555’ on his jersey and the reason behind this number is unknown. However, Washington has revealed the reason behind the fancy jersey number in a conversation with Sportskeeda. 

Washington Sundar revealed that his date of birth is the main reason behind the jersey number. He said that he was born on 5th October. Furthermore, the time of his birth is also another reason for the unique number. “I was born on 5th of October at 5:05 AM. So, I decided to go with 555 as my kit number,” said Washington.

In the last season, he picked up eight wickets in 10 matches with an impressive economy just over 6. He also won the man of the match in the first qualifiers against Mumbai Indians. On the back of these performances, he was also picked in the Indian team. He did exceptionally well in the limited opportunities he got with the Indian team. Young Sundar is continuing to impress everyone with his performances and is expected to play big roles in the near future.

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