Ever since the beginning of his career for India last year, off-spinner Washington Sundar has shown excellent game awareness and flexibility of skill when it comes to bowling in the powerplay despite that being considered the toughest phase to operate for a spinner in T20Is. 

It is something, the 20-year-old Tamil Nadu prides himself on and is ready to continue doing with authority against West Indies during the three-match series starting December 6 in Hyderabad. 

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"It's a difficult job to do in T20s," Sundar told ESPNcricinfo. "To hit the right length is very difficult and of course, errors will happen. It's a tough job, but that's something that excites me as well. It's challenging to bowl to both right-handers and left-handers in the powerplay and I have enjoyed it ever since I was given that role in T20s about two-three years back."

Adjusting himself to the surface and bowling "awkward lengths" has also been key for Washington. "Adapting to different wickets is definitely very important," he said. "Hitting awkward lengths to every batsman might not be a great option. You need to figure out what works against that particular batsman and that is what I feel is important as a powerplay bowler."

The youngster isn't the one who prefers bowling only to left-handers and go for a hiding against the righties. "Definitely, the mindset differs for me. And it varies from batsman to batsman as well," he said. "One might be strong on the off side and the other maybe strong on the leg side. Especially at this international level, there's no margin for error and it's important to do your homework. You need to be really precise with the lengths and lines you want to bowl."

"Basically, you keep practising. It is practice that makes your execution better and gets it to a higher percentage. Just doing the same thing all over again might not be the best option against certain batsmen, so you have to change your lines and lengths depending on the batsmen."

While Sundar is a capable lower-order batsman as well, it is his bowling and its powerplay potency, that might just pave way for his place in the World Cup squad to Australia next year. 

"I just want to stay in the present and not think too far ahead. Definitely, playing for India in a World Cup is a dream, but for now I just want to work on my game and stay in the present," he concluded. 

(Inputs from ESPNcricinfo)