Delhi: Before the ICC T20 World Cup to be played in West Indies and America this year, former veteran off-spinner of the Indian team Harbhajan Singh has given a big statement. He believes that star wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson should be included in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024. He also said that after Rohit Sharma in T20 format, Sanju should be made the captain of Men in Blue. Bhajji tweeted after the match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). In his post, he praised the powerful opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Apart from this, the right-arm spinner put forward a new name after Rohit Sharma for the captaincy of Team India.
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43-year-old Harbhajan Singh wrote, “Yashaswi Jaiswal's innings proved that class is permanent but form is temporary, but apart from this there should be no debate on the name of the wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup. Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson should be included in the T20 World Cup. Also, Sanju should be groomed as the next Indian T20 captain. After Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson became the captain of T20 format. No doubt.”
Sanju Samson's brilliant performance in IPL 2024
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Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson returned unbeaten after scoring 38* runs on 28 balls against Mumbai Indians. This season, apart from his batting, Sanju has also impressed with his captaincy. Under his leadership, Rajasthan team has won 7 out of 8 matches so far in this edition. Apart from this, as a batsman, the wicketkeeper has scored 314 runs in 8 matches at an average of 62.80. At present, Samson is at fourth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs. Now it remains to be seen whether Sanju Samson is successful in making his place in the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 or not.
