IND vs IRE: Sanju Samson Couldn't Give Worthy Performance; Suryakumar Yadav Is Mr. Consistent - Parthiv Patel

Former India National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel has highlighted how Sanju Samson failed to deliver a worthy performance for India when it was needed the most during the T20I series decider against West Indies National Cricket Team.

In the first two T20Is, Samson registered scores of 12 and 7, before getting out for 9-ball 13 in the series-deciding clash at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida. Although Sanju Samson completed 6000 T20 runs in the fifth T20I, he was slammed by fans for wasting his talent and opportunities.

Speaking on Cricbuzz, Parthiv Patel expressed disappointment over the performance of Samson, but he was extremely impressed with “Mr. consistent” Suryakumar Yadav. The No.1 ranked T20I batter looked a class apart and scored 61 runs off 45 balls, with 4 fours and 3 sixes in the fifth T20i match. He said:

“Once Tilak Varma got out and Sanju Samson came in, he took his time. I thought he was well settled and had a great opportunity today. These are the games where you need someone to stand up and give a worthy performance, which Sanju Samson couldn’t do it.

“Suryakumar Yadav did what Suryakumar Yadav has been doing throughout the series. He has been Mr consistent in this format. It is very difficult in the T20 format to be consistent and keep playing shots, but Suryakumar Yadav has been doing it time and again.”

He batted with great skills – Parthiv Patel on Tilak Varma

Parthiv further lauded Tilak Varma for showing maturity in his debut T20I series and finishing as India’s top run-getter. The former wicketkeeper-batter highlighted how India have been struggling to get a batter who can chip in a few overs when it’s needed and said that Tilak Varma’s ability to bowl is a piece of good news for India.

“He batted with great skills. He showed a lot of big-hitting skills, but in between that, he showed a tremendous amount of maturity,” Parthiv Patel continued. 

“On top of everything, we’ve been talking about that we need someone who can give you a bit of bowling from the top five or six batters, and Tilak Varma did that.”

“He bowled only two overs but got Nicholas Pooran out. So, that is something India can look forward to in the future,”he added.