Sanju Samson was opening with Abhishek Sharma in T20 cricket for many time, after which it was believed that he would play in the same position in the Asia Cup. In the last 10 T20 international innings, Sanju Samson scored 3 centuries, although the remaining innings were not very good but he was considered to be a big contender for this position in the Asia Cup. But the thinking of team management is somewhat different. Shubman Gill will now open, although Sanju has started preparations for the new position but he failed in the first attempt.

Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar made it clear at the time of the team announcement that Sanju Samson was opening because Shubman Gill was not in the team, now he has come back. That is, there is every possibility that Gill and Abhishek Sharma will start the innings in the Asia Cup. Tilak Verma will come at number three and Suryakumar Yadav will come at number four. Hardik Pandya can bat at number five, so the number six slot will be vacant for wicket -keeper Samson.

Sanju Samson is preparing the number six

Sanju Samson has also started batting attempts on this sequence (number six). In the fifth match of Kerala Premier League, Sanju Samson batted at number six. Sanju, who was in the Kochi Blue Tigers team, however failed in his first attempt. In this match played on Saturday, he played 22 balls to score 13 runs. He could not hit a single four or six. This performance is not good for Samson preparing for the Asia Cup.

In the first match of Kochi Blue Tigers in Kerala Premier League, Sanju Samson’s batting could not come, but if he got a chance in the second match, he could score just 13 runs in 22 balls. However, both matches have won both matches.

Sanju Samson’s 1st Outing in Kerala Cricket League, He Has Been Discussed for 13 (22).

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In the last 10 T20 international innings, Sanju has scored 3 centuries, of which 2 are against South Africa and one against Bangladesh. But 5 times out of other 7 innings, he could not even touch the double figure, it also includes 2 ‘Duck’.

Indian players involved in Asia Cup squad

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.