Sanju Samson's medical bulletin issued after injury in Asia Cup practice
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Sanju Samson, the star Indian wicket-keeper batsman who was reported to be limping during India's fitness drills at the ICC Academy in Dubai, has now been spotted smacking the ball to the fence in a recent viral video.
The Indian Asia Cup squad of 2025 has marked more controversies than in the last full decade of Indian cricket. Ever since Gautam Gambhir took over as the Indian coach, several questions have been raised about his surprising team selection strategies.
Starting from Shreyas Iyer's snub, which initially landed the selectors in a fix, the matter has now escalated to Sanju Samson's probable spot in the playing XI. With Shubman Gill's arrival, massive uncertainty has surrounded the future of the Indian wicket-keeper batter.
Sanju Samson recovers quickly for Team India before the Asia Cup 2025
After the second day of the practice session, RevSportz reported that Samson was limping at the ICC Academy in Dubai, raising huge doubts over his fitness ahead of the Asia Cup.
Sanju, who recently played in the Kerala Cricket League, looked fit enough as he set the stage on fire in the domestic competition. However, Samson failed to audition strongly for his Playing XI spot, as reports claimed he was seen in visible discomfort during the fitness and fielding drills.
However, in another recent development from the ICC Academy in Dubai, another clip went viral, which found Sanju smacking the ball. His long levers came out as he was spotted smacking a ball over the deep extra cover boundary.
Sanju Samson smoking sixes in tonight's practice in Dubai @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/YfSUajaL8T
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) September 6, 2025
Sanju Samson ruled out injury scares ahead of Asia Cup opener
Though some videos as well as reports had claimed that Sanju Samson was in visible pain during India's practice session, as he was also spotted limping back with the bat in his hand.
However, the 30-year-old dynamic Indian opener, who has scored 3 centuries for India in the last calendar year in T20s, will be a big miss for the Indian team if he misses out due to injury. After sitting out for a couple of hours, Samson turned up with some promising signs.
He went into the nets and started with big sixes and had very accommodating footwork, much like he does when he is totally fit. Hence, it can be said that he is sidelining injury woes; he is all set to star in the Asia Cup opener.
Indian players took the Bronco Test at the ICC Academy in Dubai
Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, which will begin on the 10th of September for the Indian team, the Men in Blue underwent some tests at the ICC Academy in Dubai.
India arrived days ago and started their preparations at the ICC Academy in Dubai on the 5th of September. On the second day of the sessions, Indian players were spotted taking up the Bronco Test.
The Bronco Test is another form of aerobic endurance test, which has been included by the BCCI in its fitness regime. These developments took place after Adrian le Roux joined as their new Strength and Conditioning coach.
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