A tall, lanky, and a starry-eyed youngster came to the fore in 2016, on the back of a tournament headline performance in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. You could hear the whispers doing the rounds in Chennai. Is Washington Sundar the next big thing in Indian cricket? Is he a batting all-rounder? The questions seemed to flow like the water gushing through the boulders of the fast-flowing river. It was not only Washington's performance that had become the cynosure of all eyes, but also his outlandish name.