IND vs IRE: Sourav Did That With MSD - Ex-India Selector Explains What Sanju Samson Needs To Cement His Spot
Published - 14 Aug 2023, 07:09 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 09:40 AM
Sanju Samson, on Sunday (August 13), squandered yet another chance to impress with the bat and seal his spot in the Indian T20I side. The failure in the fifth and final T20I against West Indies also capped off a frustrating and forgettable tour for the batsman.
The right-handed batsman made his debut for Team India way back in 2015 but is yet to cement his spot in the team. In recent times, he has been given ample chances but has not been able to grab them so far. The tour has once again made it clear that the team management prefers Ishan Kishan ahead of him and his poor outings will only make things worse for him.
In 5 innings on the tour, he registered scores of 9, 51, 12, 7, and 13. After not getting the chance to bat in the third and fourth T20I, Sanju Samson had the chance to impress with the bat on Sunday. India were in trouble when he walked out to bat.
The Men in Blue were reeling at 66 for 3 in the eighth over when the wicketkeeper-batsman joined Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. With more than 12 overs remaining in the over, he had ample time to score big. However, the 28-year-old could only score 13 runs before being dismissed by Romario Shepherd.
Saba Karim Explains What Sanju Samson Needs To Cement His Spot
With Sanju Samson wasting yet another chance to cement his spot in the Indian team, former wicketkeeper, and selector Saba Karim has come up with some advice for the Indian team management. Karim posted the advice on X after a user mentioned how MS Dhoni managed to turn things around in his career.
???MS Dhoni hit 148 in his 5th game for India & never looked back. In a few months, he hit 183* & cemented his place firmly in the team. Sanju Samson needs a big innings for India & it???s a fair expectation considering his talent. 3rd ODI was his best chance, I feel. Unfortunately, he hasn???t played that kind of knock for India. I???m sure we???ll see a breakthrough knock soon,??? wrote the user.
Karim noticed the post and was quick to reply to it. The former cricketer stated that the Indian team management needs to promote Sanju Samson in the batting order just like Sourav Ganguly did with MS Dhoni as he wrote: ???Agree, however why can???t he be sent up the order?? Sourav did that with MSD and hit a bullseye!!???
Agree, however why can???t he be sent up the order?? Sourav did that with MSD and hit a bullseye!!!?
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