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Published - 09 Nov 2024, 01:05 PM | Updated - 09 Nov 2024, 11:40 PM
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Former South African cricketer Mark Boucher lauded Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson for his outstanding performance during the first T20I match. Mark Boucher expressed surprise that Sanju Samson hasn’t played more regularly for India and questioned the selectors for not backing him earlier.
The Kerala-born cricketer made his debut for India in 2015. However, he was given a long rope in the Indian team under captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir's tenure. Samson opened the innings during the T20I series against Bangladesh, where he scored his maiden T20I century.
Sanju Samson Has Not Played More Games For India - Sanju Samson
During the mid-innings break, Mark Boucher said that Sanju Samson would become a regular member of the India T20I team following his impressive performance. Boucher also criticized South Africa’s decision to use spinners early in the innings, adding that pacers would have been a better choice.
"I think South Africa got their bowling combinations really wrong. They gave the ball to spinners early on. If you are an Indian batters, who would you rather face at the start, a spinner or a pacer. But Samson, what a player. To me it is quite surprising that he has not played more games for India and this might be what he needs, just a kick on with a couple of good innings and you can see how good he is to watch," Boucher said on Jio Cinema on Friday.
Sanju Samson Dismissed For 107 Runs Off 50 Balls In 1st T20I
The Men in Blue were asked to bat first during the series opener in Durban on Friday, November 8. Samson reached his half-century in just 27 balls and continued his aggressive batting against South Africa. He was dismissed after scoring 107 runs off 50 deliveries, including seven fours and 10 sixes.
The momentum shifted after his dismissal in the 16th over. India lost key wickets quickly, including Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, and Ravi Bishnoi. The Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, ended their innings at 202/8, collapsing from 167/2 to 199/7 in the final overs of the recent match.
Sanju Samson Is Eating The Fruits Of That - Suryakumar Yadav
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that Samson continued to look for boundaries even as he was nearing his century. Suryakumar highlighted that Samson has put in hard work over the years.
"The amount of hard work he has put in over the last few years, doing the boring work, he is eating the fruits of that. He was in the 90s but still he was looking for a boundary, playing for the team which shows the character of the man and that's what we look for," he said in the post-match presentation.
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