East India Cricketer Mohammad Kaif Throw your weight back Sanju Samson To capture the important number 3 batting position for India in the coming Asia Cup 2025Experienced wicketkeeper-bitter should be liked on the current world number 2 T20I batsman Tilak Verma,
With India’s campaign starting on 10 September against UAE in Dubai, the team management has to face a dilemma after the Test Captain. Shubman GillReturn to the T20i squad as the vice-captain. Gill’s inclusion has rejected India’s batting order, in which the opener has expected a partner. Abhishek Sharma At the top, displacing Samson with his recent initial role.
Mohammad Kaif advocates Sanju Samson on Tilak Verma
2002 Natwest Series Hero, who captained IndiaThe winning Under -19 World Cup team in 2000 believes that Samson’s experience should take precedence because preparations for India T20 World Cup Six months later.
,Tilak Verma is a young man and can wait for his turn. Sanju is an experienced batsman, and he can be prepared by giving him an opportunity at number 3“Kaif said on his YouTube channel.
Kaif emphasized Samson’s better credit against spin bowling, especially highlighting his potential effectiveness against Afghanistan Rashid KhanWhich recently became the highest wicket -taker in T20I history with 165 scale.
,He is one of the top 10-hitters in the IPL. When Rashid Khan bowls in the middle over, there may not be a better player against Sanju, as he can hit sixes under the field.“The former cricketer explained.
Rajasthan Royals Captain’s IPL figures support Kaif’s argument, Samson has hit 207 sixes in his IPL career, which ranks him in the most vast power-hitters of the tournament. His ability to jointly clean the boundaries jointly with a strike rate of 139 in the IPL, makes them a malignant rival for elite spinners.
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Kaif put Samson ahead of Tilak in the Asia Cup 2025 race,
Kaif specifically referred to Samson’s remarkable performances in challenging South African situations, where Kerala Batter scored two centuries as a opener in 2024.
,South Africa have the most difficult situations for batting, and they have killed two centuries as a opener. He plays both speed and spin, and in the IPL, he scored 400-500 runs every year“East mid-order batsman noted.
Samson’s 2024 T20I performance was extraordinary, the only Indian became the only Indian to score three T20I centers in the same calendar year – one against Bangladesh and two against South Africa. His continuity extends to domestic cricket, with recent strong performances in the Kerala Cricket League, his current form has been strengthened.
The versatility of 30-year-old in number 3 is well documented, with 133 out of 291 innings in T20 cricket, with an average of 35.65 with an average of 35.65-his overall career average is much higher than an average of 29.68. For Rajasthan Royals, in particular, Samson has excelled at number 3 with a strike rate of 143, including two centuries and 22 fifties in 94 matches.
Placed in Group A with India PakistanOmanAnd UAEThe team management’s decision on number 3 status can prove to be important for their Asia Cup campaign and the preparation of the future T20 World Cup.
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