DTVHINDI‘We lacked options against spin’, Sanju Samson is heartbroken after RR’s loss to SRH in Qualifier 2!
After the defeat, Sanju Samson admitted that he suffered due to lack of match awareness Sanju Samson (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) In the second qualifier of IPL 2024 played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday, May 24, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Sanju Samson and Co. by 36 runs in the match and confirmed their place in the final. Now after the defeat, Sanju Samson has admitted that he suffered due to lack of match awareness. He also said that the middle-order batsmen could have used the reverse sweep or the depth of the crease against SRH spinners Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma. After the defeat in Qualifier 2, Sanju Samson said, I think we lacked options in the middle overs against spin and I think that’s where we lost the game. Against left-arm spin, we had three-four right-handed batsmen and the ball was stopping, but we could have tried a little more options. Could have used reverse sweep or the crease a little more. But they also bowled well. The wicket started behaving differently in the second innings- Sanju Samson Samson further said, it is actually very difficult to predict. When can we expect dew in Chennai or not. In the second innings, the wicket started behaving differently. The ball started moving a bit. He took advantage of this and bowled spin against right-handed batsmen in the middle overs. Talking about the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 175 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Heinrich Klaasen scored a half-century. In response, Rajasthan Royals could only score 139 runs for 7 wickets and lost by 36 runs.
IND v AFG: Rohit-Virat will open against Afghanistan! Apart from these, India has two more options
Keeping the T20 World Cup 2024 in mind, the BCCI Selection Committee announced a strong Indian team for this series. Senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the T20 team after a break of more than a year. Since now Rohit and Virat have returned to the T-20 team and Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are also in the team. So now the question in everyone’s mind is, who will open for India in this series against Afghanistan. 3 opening combinations that India can try in the Afghanistan series 3 possible opening combinations for IND v AFG 1) Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can open against Afghanistan Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Image Source: Twitter) Rohit Sharma has returned to the T-20 team as captain. He has been India’s best opener in T20I cricket and it should be no surprise if he opens the batting against Afghanistan. His opening partner should be Virat Kohli as he had a great season as an opener with Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023. Kohli scored many centuries as an opener. Also, he has formed some great partnerships with Rohit Sharma in international cricket. If the duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma gets going, it will be a nightmare for any bowling unit in the world. India should have the best two batsmen in its team as openers. 2) Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill Rohit Sharma & Shubman Gill (Photo Source: Twitter) 2023 has been a great year for Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as the opening pair in ODI cricket. He also opened for India in Tests. Perhaps India can now try this pair in T-20 format also. Shubman Gill was the highest run-scorer in IPL 2023. He scored almost 900 runs while opening for Gujarat Titans. The Prince of Indian cricket already has a T20I century to his name, and playing alongside Rohit Sharma will help him become a better batsman. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra also feels that Gill will open with Rohit in the T20 series between India and Afghanistan. 3) Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic Source-Twitter) If India wants a left-handed-right-handed opening combination in the T20 World Cup 2024, then it should try Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma as openers against Afghanistan. Two batsmen from Mumbai open for India in Test cricket. During the absence of Rohit Sharma in the T20 team, Yashasvi played some brilliant innings for the Indian team. Both Jaiswal and Sharma have an aggressive approach, which can help India score big in the powerplay overs.
