Will Sanju Samson play now instead of Rishabh Pant? Big news on India-Bangladesh series

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|25-09-2024

Sanju Samson will be given a chance in Team India in place of Rishabh Pant. You may be surprised to know this but it is true. Actually, after the Test series against Bangladesh, a 3-match T20 series is to be played. A big news has come out regarding this series, according to which Pant can be given rest in the T20 series and Sanju Samson can be given a chance. He also performed brilliantly in the Duleep Trophy, scoring 196 runs in 4 innings. Earlier, he was also given a chance in the T20 World Cup, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka tour.

Competition with Ishan Kishan?

According to the report of Cricbuzz, Ishan Kishan will have to wait to get into Team India despite his excellent performance in domestic tournaments. He will have to work hard in the Irani Cup to be held from 1 to 5 October to make his place, while Sanju Samson will be the first choice of the selectors for the T20 series against Bangladesh. Samson could not play any good innings on the Sri Lanka tour. However, he has shown strength with the bat in the Duleep Trophy, which seems to be benefiting him.

Fans and cricket experts have been expressing their displeasure over not giving Sanju Samson consistent opportunities in Team India. However, he has been a part of the Indian team for some time now. He may not have got a chance in front of Rishabh Pant during the T20 World Cup. But he was played on the Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka tour. Currently, Samson is competing with Ishan Kishan, who has been out of Team India for about 10 months. Kishan has performed well in domestic tournaments like Buchi Babu and Duleep Trophy. He also scored a century in the Duleep Trophy.

Samson given the responsibility of opening

After the Test and T20 series against Bangladesh is over, the Indian team will face New Zealand. The team has to play a 2-match Test series. After that, it has to tour Australia for a 5-match Test series. According to the Cricbuzz report, considering this busy schedule, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal can be given rest in the Bangladesh T20 series. At the same time, Sanju Samson can get the responsibility of opening.

Sai Sadhurshan also got a chance

Along with Sanju Samson, another batsman's luck is going to shine. Sai Sudarshan, who plays for Shubman Gill's team Gujarat Giants in IPL, can also be tried in the Bangladesh T20 series. Sudarshan and Samson can be seen opening for the Indian team.

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