The 28-year-old is currently touring New Zealand with India’s white-ball squad and showed a glimpse of what he was capable of during a nets session on the eve of the first T20I in Wellington, hitting no-look sixes for fun.
Although India’s squad is not at full strength, Samson’s place in the starting XI is not guaranteed, according to former India opener Aakash Chopra. The reason for this is intense competition within the squad.
Chopra, on the other hand, believes the selectors played a role in this by not thinking carefully enough when naming the squad. Samson typically bats in the middle order, but India has plenty of options there, with players like Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and captain Hardik Pandya forming a formidable middle-order.
Lower down the list is Rishabh Pant, India’s first-choice keeper for this tour. The cricketer-turned-commentator believes Samson’s only option is to bat at No. 6, but he is not used to doing so.source: Aakash ChopraYou’ve chosen Sanju Samson, but where will he play? If Shreyas Iyer isn’t at No. 3, Suryakumar Yadav isn’t at No. 4, and Hardik isn’t at No. 5, where will they play? Chopra made the announcement on his YouTube channel.
This would have freed up Samson’s usual position in the middle of the order. But the selectors may not have given it much thought, leaving Samson at the mercy of the team management.
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