Indian World Cup winner S Sreesanth said leaving Sanju Samson for the ODI World Cup to be held in India changed his mindset and listened to the legendary cricketer’s advice I believe it was the right decision by the Indian selectors and management.
Although Sanju Samson is usually at the top of the order in IPL and domestic cricket, he is primarily seen as a finisher in the Indian team. The right-handed batsman failed to make an impact with the bat in the five-match T20 series against West Indies, which is why he was left out of India’sODI World Cup plans.
In an interview with Sportskeeda, Sreesanth expresses his opinion on excluding Sanju Samson from the team and urges Kerala to listen to the advice of former cricketers who rate Sanju Samson highly in the game. urged the wicketkeeper-batsman. I also want him to change his attitude because he is no longer the youngest player in the team.
“I think it is the right decision because it is very important for a player to understand himself,” Sreesanth said.
“From Sir Gavaskar to Sir Harsha Bhogle to Sir Ravi Shastri, everyone speaks highly of him. There is no doubt about his abilities. But his approach… .When someone asks him to play according to the pitch, he doesn’t listen. He can change that attitude,” he added.
“You are not a teenager anymore. You are getting older every day. You are not 19 years old. You will soon be 35 years old,” Sreesanth further added .
Sanju Samson showed consistency in the ODI format of the game. The 28-year-old scored 390 runs in 12 innings at a sensational average of 55.7, but most of those runs came from the lower order, although the team opted for Suryakumar Yadav andIshan Kishan As a result, it was ignored by the Indian team. /strong>Toward the World Cup.
Samson is considered a generational talent in Indian cricket, but has not had consistent opportunities in India’s highest-level teams.
The batsman also failed to capitalize on the opportunity to earn money for the Indian team as he failed to make any impact in important matches for the team.
The team has selected Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul as the wicketkeeper-batsman for the high-profile event in India. Both glovemen have done a great job for the team recently when given the chance. The Men in Blue will be tempted to use both players in their playing squad, with one playing as a pure batsman in the World Cup.
