Sanju Samson’s career is in Gautam Gambhir’s hands! This big decision will be taken in front of everyone in Pallekele

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|30-07-2024

The last match of the 3-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played on 30 July in Pallekele. Both teams will face each other at the Pallekele International Stadium. Team India has already taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in this series. But under the captaincy of new coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team would not want to take any kind of laxity. In such a situation, Gautam Gambhir will have to take a big decision on Sanju Samson before the last match of the series.

A big decision will be taken on Sanju Samson

Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson did not get a chance to play in the first match of this series. In the second match, he came in the playing 11 in place of Shubman Gill. Gill had to sit out due to stiffness in the neck. In such a situation, Sanju Samson, who is constantly in and out of the team, had a big chance to prove himself. But he was out on the very first ball. In such a situation, once again his place is in danger.

If Shubman Gill recovers before the third match, then Sanju Samson can be in big tension. If he is dropped on the basis of his performance in the last match, then it will be very difficult for him to return to the team in the coming time. Actually, Rishabh Pant will now be seen playing continuously in the team. In such a situation, it is difficult for Sanju to make a place in the team as a wicketkeeper. Now it remains to be seen whether coach Gautam Gambhir gives him a chance to prove himself once again in the last match or not.

This was the condition of Sanju in the last 5 innings

Sanju Samson has always failed to perform consistently. If we talk about his last 5 T20I innings, he has scored only 1 half-century. This half-century came on the Zimbabwe tour. Apart from this, he has been out without opening the account 2 times out of these 5 innings. At the same time, for Team India, he has scored only 444 runs in 29 T20 matches at an average of 20.18. In such a situation, the last match of the series is going to be very important for Sanju Samson.

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