The India T20i Opener Sanju Samson settled in place 5 in the cricket league of Kerala. Samson played in his first tournament match and gave up his preferred opening point to Vinoop Manoharan and Job Job Kochi Blue Tigers and put himself in a lower middle order.
Samson, however, did not meet in the shifts with a single ball, because half a century Viswanath has helped the tigers reach the desired goal of 98 runs for just 11.5 overs. The change in the Samson bats position may have come because of the fact that it is at risk of being eliminated from the slot on the Indian side of the Asia Cup.
Kerala dough, which opened for India in the last cycle, is likely to be removed from the opening place for the return of SHUBMAN GILL, who was again handed over more captain on the side.
There are no holes in No. 3 and No. 4, because Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav are locked in these places. Therefore, it is likely that Samson, desperate to get into playing XI as a preferred goalkeeper, tries his happiness on site No. 5.
Samson did not burn much in the T20is position in the middle order position. For the Indian team, he played 5 matches in position 5 and scored only 62 runs in a strike of 131.91. In the Premier League, Indian, he detonated only 3 times in this position and scored a total of 34 runs.
Samson would have to prove his credentials in the Kricket League Kerala if he wants to maintain his position in the Asian Cup, playing XI. He is in the competition with Jitesh Sharma, who played as a specialized finisher for Pandjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In the season 2025, Jitesh scored 261 runs in the lower middle ranking in a massive strike 176.35.
India Squad for Asia Cup T20: Surya Kumar Yadav (C), SHUBMAN GILL (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumhrah, Ashdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshis (WK)
Stand-Bys: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
August 22, 2025
