Team India: Now this player’s sack-bed will be tied with Team India, Hardik Pandya made it clear in Mumbai!

India vs Sri Lanka T20I: The Indian team started the year 2023 with a win under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 2 runs in the first T20 match of the series played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Captain Pandya gave a chance to young batsman Shubman Gill in the team, due to which he made his T20 International debut. Meanwhile, there was also a player who is finding it a bit difficult to get a chance ahead.

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Couldn’t leave an impact in Mumbai

Team India won the Mumbai T20 by two runs but one player could not leave an impact. This 28-year-old batsman faced only 6 balls and returned to the pavilion after scoring just 5 runs. Now there is doubt whether Captain Hardik will give him a chance in the next match or not. The player being mentioned here is Sanju Samson. The performance of this Kerala batsman was nothing special in the first T20 match of the year.

Hardik pointed out

Sanju Samson also handles wicketkeeping. He performs the same responsibility in IPL as well but captain Hardik Pandya chose Ishan Kishan as wicketkeeper in Mumbai. Ishaan also opened and scored 37 runs in 29 balls hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes. In such a situation, it seems impossible for Sanju to be selected as a wicketkeeper. If Hardik changes the playing-XI in the next match, Rituraj Gaikwad can be given a chance in place of Sanju.

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Deepak became man of the match

Talking about the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited the Indian team to bat first. India scored 162 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs, after which the visiting team could only score 160 runs in 20 overs. Captain Dasun Shanaka took his team very close to victory, then Chamika Karunaratne kept the hopes alive. Chamika returned unbeaten after scoring 23 runs in 16 balls. He hit two sixes in his innings. Young pacer Shivam Mavi took 4 wickets for 22 runs for India. Man of the match Deepak Hooda was selected who played an unbeaten inning of 41 runs off 23 balls. During this, he hit one four and 4 sixes.