Why Selectors are not Selecting Sanju Samson?
Keywords:- Sanju Samson, World cup 2023, Rishabh Pant, Dhoni, BCCI, Rohit, Ishan Kishan, Double century.
The Indian Cricket team is going through a tough phase after its exit from the T20 WorldCup 2022. Indian team struggling to find its best squad out of the bunch of players. After the continuous failure of Rishabh Pant Fans of Sanju Samson making pressure on bcci to give chances to Samson.
Pant is playing for India since 2017 but he failed to fix his position as wicketkeeper-batsman after dhoni. Indian team management shows confidence in him but he failed to perform according to the expectation of the management. His last 10 innings in ODI cricket are as follows.
Runs. balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Year
10 16 2 0 New Zealand Hagley Oval 2022
15 23 2 0 New Zealand Seddon Park 2022
125* 113 16 2 England Old Trafford 2022
0 5 0 0 England Lord’s 2022
56 54 6 1 West Indies Narendra Modi 2022
Stadium
18 34 3 0 West Indies Narendra Modi 2022
Stadium
11 9 2 0 West Indies Narendra Modi 2022
Stadium
0 1 0 0 South Africa Newlands 2022
85 71 10 2 South Africa Boland Park 2022
16 22 1 0 South Africa Boland Park 2022
Whereas experts are demanding few chances should be given to Sanju Samson according to the experts Sanju has the potential to perform on the international platform for India under any conditions. Sanju had a good IPL season as Rajasthan Royal's captain. Gautam Gambhir said about Sanju Samson that "if he is not getting a chance to play for India it is not a loss for Sanju it is a loss for the Indian cricket team".
Bcci is still pushing Rishabh Pant and giving him chances but bcci is under immense pressure now to build a perfect combination team for the upcoming world cup 2023 which will be organised in India between November 2023 and December 2023. Rohit as a captain looking for few potential performers in pressure situations like world cup knockouts. He has some options like Ishan Kishan in the opening as he scored a double-century against Bangladesh. In the middle order, he has to choose between Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson.