Before the third T20 on the Zimbabwe tour, this dashing batsman enters Team India, hits SIX on every third ball

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|08-07-2024

Team India: The Indian team is currently on a tour of Zimbabwe, where a five-match T20 series is being played. The Indian team had to lose the first match against Zimbabwe. All the batsmen of the Indian team led by Shubman Gill performed poorly and failed miserably to achieve the target of 116 runs in 20 overs. However, India made a comeback in the series by winning the second match. Now a strong player is going to enter Team India for the third match.

Entry of this strong player in the third T20 match

  • The third match will be played on Wednesday, July 10. Sanju Samson will participate in this match from the Indian team. Sanju was also made a part of the five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe.
  • But after joining the victory parade of the Indian team, he was out of the first two matches. But now he has set foot on Zimbabwe's soil and is ready to play the third match. He is expected to get a chance in place of wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel.

Did not get a chance in World Cup 2024

  • Sanju Samson, who performed brilliantly in IPL 2024, was made a part of the main squad for the World Cup 2024. But he did not get a chance to be included in the playing eleven of even a single match.
  • Sanju played the role of an opening batsman only in the practice match against Bangladesh. However, now he is ready to show his colours in the remaining three matches against Zimbabwe.

IPL 2024 was great

  • Apart from his brilliant captaincy, Sanju also batted brilliantly in IPL 2024. Many big innings came out of his bat this season.
  • Sanju batted brilliantly in the 16 matches he played and scored 531 runs in 15 matches at an average of 48.27. During this period, he also scored 5 half-centuries.
  • In the 25 T20 matches he has played for the Indian team, Sanju has scored 374 runs at an average of 18.70.
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