Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson Likely To Be Dropped From Asia Cup 2023 Squad
Asia Cup 2023: Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson is likely to be dropped from Asia Cup 2023 team. Now according to a new report, Sanju Samson failed to score runs in the West Indies tour and due to this he may be ruled out of the Asia Cup.
Samson was selected for the West Indies tour:-
Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson was picked for the West Indies tour and with KL Rahul’s fitness still uncertain, he could put up a good show ahead of the Asia Cup.
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According to a report in TOI, Samson may not be selected for the Asia Cup. As per the same report, the Indian team will be announced on August 20.
The report said, “Right now, the selectors are only interested in picking the Asia Cup squad. The World Cup squad will mostly be selected later.”
Doesn’t bode well for Samson’s chances of getting selected:-
Apart from this, the return of KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan being in good form also does not bode well for Samson’s chances of selection.
Earlier, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra wanted the same to happen to Sanju Samson. According to him “he should bat higher up the order”.
He said on his YouTube channel, “If you want to get the best out of Sanju Samson, you have to bat at the top of the order, irrespective of the format.
The same thing should happen with Rohit Sharma:-
You will be able to do justice to his talent only if you make him bat higher up the order. Maybe the same is the case with Rohit Sharma.”
Sanju Samson was part of the white-ball squad in the West Indies. He got chances but could not capitalize on them as mis-shots cost him most of the games.
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He got two chances in ODIs and three chances in T20s. He scored 51 runs in 41 balls in his second ODI against the West Indies. Also, he made a comeback with scores of 12, 7, and 13 in T20Is.