Season 14, Episode 39: It's not often we get the chance to talk to India's cricketers, especially young guns on the way up. So with Sai Sudharsan playing county cricket at Surrey, it was a treat to sit down with the 21-year-old who hit 96 from 47 balls to win the IPL final earlier this year. A classy left-hander with ambition and determination, this is a player we might see plenty of in the decade to come, and a lovely person too.

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The Final Word with Sai Sudharsan