Sreesanth, who gave Sanju Samson his first cap in the Ranji Trophy in 2011, went into great detail regarding the wicketkeeper’s T20 World Cup omission and sent the 27-year-old star a firm warning.
The hitter, who was born in Kerala, had participated in several T20I series after India returned to competition following the IPL this year, but he had few opportunities to play because Karthik had taken over his position. Samson actually featured in just one of the two T20Is in Ireland in June and did not appear in any of the five T20Is against South Africa that month.
Samson didn’t play in any of the three games of the series after first-team stars made their comebacks in the T20Is against England. While some people feel that Samson’s exclusion from the T20 World Cup squad was unfair, Sreesanth, who has watched Samson closely during the latter’s development, had a justification for the same.
Former India bowler and dual World Cup champion said that the 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter must go back to Kerala and perform for the state team because his IPL heroics alone won’t be sufficient. Samson is the captain of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, but his last match was a first-class match between Kerala and Gujarat in December of last year.
Sreesanth stated that the IPL is crucial. IPL will provide Samson worldwide renown, notoriety, wealth, and success. Sreesanth believes, however, that all cricketers should start performing very well for their state teams, particularly in first-class cricket. Sanju must show up and compete in elite games. Score 200s instead of merely 100s. Make the Kerala squad win the Ranji Trophy by coming! Make the Kerala squad victorious in the Vijay Hazare Cup. The cricketers from Kerala will then triumph.
Samson has backing from Indian fans, but the former bowler from India stressed that Samson is not the only keeper-batter on the team. Additionally, Sreesanth disclosed that he spoke with Samson, who is 27 years old, about the matter.
In a recent one-day series versus New Zealand “A,” Sanju Samson led India “A” to a 3-0 clean sweep victory. According to speculations, he is likely to be selected for the ODI series against South Africa next month after posting series-high scores of 29*, 37, and 54.
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