India’s Sanju Samsaon with head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has addressed the growing debate over Sanju Samson’s absence from the T20I side, insisting the wicketkeeper-batter remains in the team’s plans despite being left out during the ongoing series against England. Samson’s omission has become one of the biggest talking … Read more
India’s batsman Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed concern over Sanju Samson’s sudden fall in India’s T20I pecking order, questioning whether outside pressure and social media narratives are beginning to influence selection decisions. Samson, who was named Player of the Tournament during India’s successful T20 World Cup campaign earlier this … Read more
Sanju Samson and Ashok Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: World Cup-winning wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson was on Monday left out of India’s squad for the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe later this month after a poor run of form.The selectors, led by Ajit Agarkar, announced a 15-member squad with Shreyas Iyer as captain. Teenage opener … Read more
Gautam Gambhir and Sanju Samson (ScreenGrab) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s long-awaited India debut finally became a reality at Old Trafford on Saturday, but one of the most striking moments before the second T20I against England had little to do with the teenage sensation receiving his maiden cap. Shortly after India’s playing XI was announced, television cameras focused … Read more
India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has revealed how his father Viswanathan’s bold decision to move the family from Delhi to Kerala became the defining moment in his cricketing journey.Ahead of India’s second T20I against England at Old Trafford in Manchester, Samson reflected on the pivotal choice that changed the course of his career after he struggled … Read more
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Calls for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his India debut have continued to grow following his remarkable rise over the past few months, but former BCCI selector Saba Karim believes the team management is right to exercise patience with the teenage sensation.Sooryavanshi earned a place in India’s senior T20I squad … Read more
India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) The excitement around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has gone far beyond India, with the 15-year-old attracting attention from cricket fans across the world. Such has been the hype surrounding the teenage sensation that tickets for India’s T20Is in Ireland were snapped up by supporters hoping to watch him in action. However, Sooryavanshi … Read more
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson Former India cricketer Saba Karim believes it is too early to see 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a replacement for Sanju Samson in India’s T20I team. He backed Samson’s recent performances and said the youngster should be allowed to develop without comparisons.Sooryavanshi has traveled with the Indian squad for the T20I series … Read more
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has thrown his support behind Sanju Samson despite the opener’s poor run of form, insisting the experienced batter deserves more backing even as calls for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continue to grow.Samson’s struggles continued in the opening T20I against England at Chester-le-Street, where he fell … Read more
Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) India captain Shreyas Iyer etched his name into the record books during the rain-hit opening T20I against England in Durham, becoming the first Indian captain to register a half-century in a T20I on English soil. Iyer’s composed 68 off 48 balls was not only his first T20I fifty as … Read more