India and Sri Lanka will take on each other in the 2nd T20I on Wednesday. Ahead of the game, there is news that Jitesh Sharma will replace Sanju Samson in the Indian squad. Here, we take a look as Twitter reacts as BCCI set to name an uncapped player as Sanju Samson’s replacement for T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Jitesh Sharma is reportedly Sanju Samson’s replacement
Sanju Samson was finally set for an extended run in the Indian T20I setup. With the regulars focussing on ODIs and India set for a transition period, Sanju Samson was likely to be groomed as one of the important cricketers in the middle order. The series against Sri Lanka was an important one for him. He might have failed in the first game in Mumbai but the management would have backed up. However, while fielding, Sanju Samson suffered a knee injury and he did not travel with the team to Pune for the second fixture.
Now, as per reports, Vidharba wicket-keeper Jitesh Sharma is likely to be in the squad for the series against Sri Lanka. He has been doing well in domestic cricket for a while and last season, he performed well in the IPL for Punjab Kings. In fact, he cemented his place in the line-up as the wicketkeeper. He followed it up with a fine performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and deservedly, he has got his chance.
Twitter reacts to the news
Sanju Samson has a lot of fans and many were disappointed with the news that the player might miss the games. However, Twitteratti was happy for Jitesh Sharma. The cricketer has been grinding hard in domestic cricket and even showed his skills in IPL. Here is how Twitter reacted to the news of his selection in Team India:
Jitesh Sharma has scored 1700+ runs in T20s with around 148 strike rate, India need a batsman who is a proper finisher at 6/7 & hits big, Jitesh is the right choice for that slot. https://t.co/XyeI5j2W45
— kaali (@oddtake) January 4, 2023
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Jitesh Sharma included in the Indian team for the T20 series vs Sri Lanka.
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— Prasad (@Hk8922581) January 4, 2023
Someone's taking good decisions at the BCCI. Unbelievable. https://t.co/OaSUYYIHdz
— Jaanvi🏏 (@ThatCric8Girl) January 4, 2023
Good but What if He debuts before Tripathi 💀 https://t.co/16ZoIuskCt
— N!7h!5h🤼 (@staan_MS) January 4, 2023
Well something to cheer and right step https://t.co/NMiA4swm9i
— Rahul Sharma (@rahul95_sharma) January 4, 2023
Noice
I would think Parag is next in line after Jitesh https://t.co/kgAIvJH4G0— Siddhant (@SiddViz) January 4, 2023
Selection based on domestic performance and not IPL. Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam mavi and now jitesh. ICT is healing https://t.co/L7GfL3sbaz
— Abs in progress (@Absshake7) January 4, 2023
First W move in a long time. But again, another guy in top 6 who can't bowl. Could have been tewatia https://t.co/bMbTvGEom0
— Devansh🎭 (@Nexusofjoy) January 4, 2023
