With 617 runs, Sai Sudharsan is the leading run-scorer in IPL 2025, forging a formidable opening partnership with Shubman Gill for Gujarat Titans. TimesofIndia.com delves deep into how the southpaw worked on his T20 batting with the help of power-hitting coach Shanon Young at the Cricket Performance Lab in Melbourne during the India A tour of Australia in November last year.
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