Forward of India’s upcoming T20I collection towards South Africa, former cricketer Anil Kumble shared his ideas on Males in Blue wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson’s latest performances, noting that he has lacked consistency. Samson made his T20I debut in 2015 towards Zimbabwe and has since performed 33 T20 matches, amassing 594 runs at a strike fee of 144.52. His T20I document consists of one century and two fifties. Within the third T20I match towards Bangladesh in Hyderabad, Samson delivered an distinctive efficiency, scoring 111 runs off 47 balls at a strike fee of 236.17.
Talking on JioCinema’s Insiders’ Preview forward of the SA v IND T20I collection, Kumble remarked that Samson’s century towards Bangladesh would offer him with a big increase in confidence.
“There’s been lots of speak about protecting Sanju Samson within the group long-term, and that century he scored will definitely have given him lots of confidence. We all know the power of Sanju Samson; he’s a category act,” Kumble was quoted as saying in a launch from Jio Cinema.
The previous cricketer added that Samson may carry substantial worth to the group if positioned on the high of the batting order.
“Consistency is a bit missing, and I am certain the Indian selectors are aware of that. Putting him on the high of the innings, both at primary, two, or three, is the place I consider he can really add worth to this group. He has sturdy backfoot play, loads of time towards quick bowlers, and will be devastating towards spinners. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how he handles these 4 matches in South Africa beneath these situations,” he added.
The four-match T20I collection between India and South Africa begins on November 8 at Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban.
St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth will host the second T20I on November 10, with the third sport scheduled for SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 13. The collection concludes with the fourth T20I at Wanderers Stadium on November 15.
India’s T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
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