IND vs SL: Sanju Samson Has Got Immense Talent, But He Doesn't Know How To Apply Brakes – Salman Butt
Updated - 27 Feb 2022, 05:10 PM
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has said that the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson is immensely talented and can hit boundaries effortlessly but criticised him for not knowing “how to apply brakes”.
Sanju Samson batted at no.4 in India’s 7-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the second T20I and he smashed 39 runs off 25 balls including three sixes and two fours after starting off slow.
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Also, India captain Rohit Sharma praised the young wicketkeeper-batsman for his performance, during the post-match presentation. He said:
“I thought Sanju showed how well he could play with that knock, it’s all about taking your opportunities. Lot of these guys are quite talented.”
Meanwhile, speaking on his YouTube channel, Salman Butt said that Samson needs to adjust his tempo to play big knocks and going berserk against the bowlers, like opener Prithvi Shaw does, is not always a good idea.
“He has got immense talent and hits effortless sixes. But he doesn’t know how to apply brakes. Like Prithvi Shaw, he goes on and on. He hit two sixes in one over yesterday and was going for another already.
“Catch was outstanding for that, which came off the edge. He had hit almost a similar delivery over extra cover for a six, but that one was farther away from the stumps. So you need to adjust your tempo to extend you knock,” he said.
Sanju Samson has command over that shot – Salman Butt
Former Pakistan skipper further added that Sanju Samson plays extra cover shots beautifully and he has a command over his shots. However, Butt feels that Samson needs to learn from Shreyas Iyer and extend his innings.
“Extra cover shots are always beautiful to watch. And he has command over that shot, I’ve seen that in IPL as well, have seen him hit sixes over the extra cover. But look at Shreyas Iyer, even he plays that same shot effortlessly but follows that with a single. So he needs to think as well.”
“You cannot hit 20 runs in every over. You need to control you innings and extend your knock as well as deny opponents from coming back into the game. Because even after you score 20 runs and in over and get dismissed in the seventh ball, the opposition gets a breather. Samson is getting confident but he needs to extend his innings,” he added.
