Will Sanju Samson play at number 3? (PC-PTI)
There is not much time left for the Asia Cup to start, but before that Team India is stuck in a strange trouble. This trouble is about playing XI. Which player will be excluded in the playing XI, who will be given a chance, this is a big issue. The matter has been messed up since Shubman Gill’s entry in the T20 team. The big question is that if Sanju Samson, who is running in the best form, will be kept in the playing XI, then who will be dropped from the team? Mohammad Kaif has given interesting advice on this issue. According to him, Sanju Samson is made in the playing XI and Tilak Verma should be kept out for him.
Sanju Samson has two opportunities at number 3
Mohammad Kaif asked to take Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill on the opening and also said that Sanju Samson should be given a chance at number 3. Kaif said, ‘Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill will open. For the number 3 spot, I think Tilak Verma is a young player and he will have to wait for his chance. Sanju Samson is an experienced player and if he is given a chance at number 3, he can do well. There is also a T20 World Cup after 6 months, so they should also get a chance.
Sanju Samson is in excellent form
There is talk of giving Sanju Samson a chance in the playing XI because he is doing well in the Kerala Cricket League. Sanju, who is playing for Kochi, has scored 368 runs in 5 innings at an average of more than 73, with his strike rate of 190. Sanju Samson has hit 30 sixes and 24 fours in this league so far. This is the reason why Kaif asked Samson to give a chance to replace Tilak Verma at number 3.
Tilak Verma’s best form
By the way, it will not be so easy to drop Tilak Verma from number 3. Tilak has scored 413 runs in 9 T20 matches at an average of more than 82 in 2024-25 seasons, in which he has scored two centuries and a half-century. Tilak has also hit 27 sixes, the strike rate is more than 170. Now it remains to be seen whether Team India will drop Tilak Verma for Sanju Cai or not?
