Kumar Sangakkara spoke in element approximately Sanju Samson because the wicketkeeper-batted is known as in India’s T20I squad for the collection in opposition to Sri Lanka.
The T20I collection in opposition to Sri Lanka – that starts on January three – sees a go back of Sanju Samson to the squad. The wicketkeeper-batter have been part of the ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand however overlooked out on the following limited-overs collection in Bangladesh; however, Samson might be eyeing at capitalising at the possibilities in the imminent three-suit collection at home, wherein the aspect takes the sphere beneathneath the captaincy of Hardik Pandya.
Over the beyond few years, Samson turned into given scattered probabilities withinside the gambling XI throughout each formats. However, withinside the Indian Premier League with Rajasthan Royals, Samson produced constant performances, in large part batting at no.three for the aspect – even as additionally main them to the very last of the event withinside the 2022 edition. However, his head educate on the franchise, Kumar Sangakkara believes that no.four is the best-perfect position for the wicketkeeper.
“He’s perfectly suited at no.four in T20 cricket, coming in after the primary seven overs are done,” Sangakkara informed Sports Today.
“He can bat everywhere; I assume in India, whilst he plays, he has to bat out of position. He has power, he has were given touch, he has were given a notable temperament, true head on his shoulders. He is aware the way to navigate tough situations. You can slot him everywhere and he’s going to do well,” the previous Sri Lanka captain in addition added.
Samson has made eleven appearances in ODIs, and sixteen in T20Is for the countrywide group so far. He boasts of a outstanding common of sixty six withinside the fifty-over format; in large part gambling the position of a finisher in T20Is, Samson has a strike fee of 135.15 withinside the format.
His ultimate T20I look got here in August 2022 in the course of a bilateral collection in opposition to the West Indies. With Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant being the important thing wicketkeepers for the aspect withinside the build-as much as the T20 World Cup, Samson had overlooked out on an area withinside the squad for the marquee event.