Sanju Samson’s future is less visible to play Indian for the Asia Cup, as coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill discussed Samson’s forgetful day in the ICC Academy Net.
Sanju Samson did a good season in the Indian T20I side, as he scored several runs and combined it with 3 hundred, two of which came against South Africa under foreign circumstances.
Despite his good form, his location in the Indian team was immediately challenged with the arrival of Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill, who recalled the T20I series against Bangladesh, South Africa and England, made his comeback as the team vice-captain for the Asia Cup.
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Sanju Samson was ignored after a terrible outing on 2 of the practice session.
After Indian players arrived in the United Arab Emirates and began their preparations for the Asia Cup, the practice session was light and suitable for all the players at the ICC Academy in 1 UAE.
However, the day 2 was not the same, as the players had to get through their fitness drill, including the Bronco Test. Sanju Samson, one of the front row batsmen of the side, struggled on the ground and soon found himself on a red icebox.
After a long break, when Sanju finally returned to the middle, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav were seen engaged in a deep conversation and later joined Vice-Captain Shubman Gill.
Although they were discussing anything, but not after Sanju, how the night came to the fore for the batsman of Rajasthan Royals. This is the possibility of further Samson is to make it for the final XI.
Samson’s insight from disappointing day at ICC Academy in Dubai
No action at the ICC Academy in Dubai spoke more clearly than the silence around Sanju Samson. Just after his warm-up sprint, he soon sat on the icebox for the evening, only seen others playing in the trap.
Shubman Gill, Jitesh Sharma, and Rinku Singh were all seen practicing their shots in the center’s trap. Rinku returned to fine form in the UPT20 League after his dominated show.
For the first few hours, the nets, Abhishek Sharma, Gill, Suryakumar, Tilak Verma, Jitesh and Rinku were limited. Samson also did not go for a fielding drill and had a very narrow batting window along with all-rounders, and shared his net with Hardik Pandya.
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When Sanju sat outside for most of the practice session, on the other hand, Gautam Gambhir worked with another Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Jitesh Sharma.
The 31 -year -old RCB batsman played the center wickets for a long time and Gautam Gambhir advised the Net’s of the Net, while trying a wide range of shots.
Although the practice sessions are not referred to for the naming of the final XI, they provide a clear insight into the strategies adopted by the teams, and for this, the decision on Jitesh and Samson seems to have come before the latter.
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