Aakash Chopra on Sanju Samson: Should Team India get Sanju Samson to open in T20 World Cup 2026 or not? This question has currently surrounded the Team India management from all sides. Samson’s poor form continued in the fifth T20 match against New Zealand, where he was out after scoring only 6 runs. Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra has trolled Samson.

Akash Chopra trolled

While commentating during the India vs New Zealand fifth T20 match played in Thiruvananthapuram, Aakash Chopra compared Sanju Samson to Ishan Kishan. While talking to him, he said that the selection of Ishan Kishan in the playing eleven can be more beneficial for Team India.

Aakash Chopra said, “Will you wait for good days or feed someone who is having good days? Ishaan Kishan is having good days.”

Sanju Samson’s bad figures

In the year 2025, from January till now, Sanju Samson has been out 10 times in T20 cricket even before the end of the powerplay. In the last one year, Samson could not stay at the crease till the end of the powerplay 10 times out of 14. At the same time, within the last one year, not a single fifty has come from his bat.

Samson has opened in all five matches of the T20 series against New Zealand. His highest score in these 5 matches was 24 runs, which he made in Vizag. In the five innings played in the series, he could score only 46 runs and the average was only 9.2. On the other hand, Ishan Kishan’s bat is roaring very well. He could not play the fourth T20, but scored 112 runs in the first three matches. In this entire series, he batted with a stormy strike rate of 224 in the first 3 innings.

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