Sanju Samson has confirmed his place as T20I opener, big claim of former cricketer


Samson tried as opener in T-20 series against Bangladesh

Sanju Samson (Photo Source: Getty Images)

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has recently achieved a big feat in T20I cricket. He achieved the feat of scoring two consecutive T20I centuries for India. But he could not even open his account in the second T20 match against South Africa. Let us tell you that Samson was a part of Team India for the T20 World Cup 2024, but he did not get a chance to play in a single match.

After the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from T20 International, after which the opening slot became vacant. Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal were considered to open along with Abhishek Sharma in the T20Is, but both Gill and Jaiswal were rested for the T20I series against Bangladesh.

Samson was tried as an opener against Bangladesh

In such a situation, the team management led by Gautam Gambhir decided to try Sanju Samson as an opener. Samson flopped in the first two T20 matches against Bangladesh, but scored a century in the third match. He also got a chance to open in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa and Sanju maintained his form and scored a century in the first match.

Now former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik feels that Samson has confirmed his opening place. He said that Samson has made a lot of technical changes in his batting style and in future he should open with Jaiswal.

Samson has cemented his place as an opening batsman – Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik said on Cricbuzz, I think he (Samson) has cemented his place as an opening batsman. Yashasvi Jaiswal and he will remain an opening batsman in the T20 format for at least some time. He has made many technical changes, especially to suit this format. He focused a lot on hitting sixes.

He further added that, against Keshav Maharaj, he stepped out but missed the length of the ball. Maharaj beat him in the air, but Sanju held his position and waited for the shot and hit it over cover. He is a guy who doesn’t panic even if he misses the length and grabs that extra second. It’s a very difficult skill, but he does it very well. This is what makes them very special.

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