Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa feels that Indian star Sanju Samson deserves a longer rope in the team as he can play in the top order, and finish the innings well along with being a very good fielder and wicket-keeper.
Is Sanju Samson the unluckiest Indian cricketer?
It’s fair to say that Sanju Samson has been one of the most talented cricketers in Indian Cricket. But he hasn’t been given a consistent run in the team due to a lack of space in the Indian side.
But despite getting limited opportunities, he has been performing well. The right-hander has been a consistent performer in the domestic circuit, IPL and the limited opportunities in the national side. He did a good job against West Indies and Zimbabwe before playing staggering knocks against a full-strength South African team.
Samson then played only ODI against New Zealand and was benched for the next two games due to team combination before getting rested for Bangladesh ODIs.
He then found himself in the T20I side but was dropped from the ODI team for the Sri Lanka series. It was expected that Samson would get a longer rope in the shortest format of the game. But to worsen things more, he got injured and was ruled out of the series followed by a series against New Zealand.
“He can play in top order, finisher, very good fielder & wicket-keeper,” Robin Uthappa feels Sanju Samson deserves a longer rope in the Indian team
With Samson not getting a long run in the Indian side, Robin Uthappa feels that the keeper batter deserves a longer run in the Indian side as he’s a multidimensional player who can bat anywhere and is also a very good fielder and keeper.
Speaking to News 24, he said: “Sanju Samson deserves a long rope, he can play in top order, finisher, very good fielder & wicket-keeper as well so give him 10 consecutive games to prove his talent”
Robin Uthappa (In News24 Sports) said "Sanju Samson deserves a long rope, he can play in top order, finisher, very good fielder & wicket keeper as well so give him 10 consecutive games to prove his talent".
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Samson is currently injured and it remains to be seen when will he make a comeback to the team.
