Let’s take a look at Sanju’s innings that saved Team India in the blue shirt this year
First Published Sep 25, 2022, 5:13 PM IST
Chennai: Even when Sanju Samson was left out of the T20 World Cup team, the fans had no doubts about the talent of the star. Because in 2022, fans saw Sanju capitalizing on the opportunities he got in the T20 format and ODIs. A better performance than Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant, who are competing with Sanju in the battle to be the wicket-keeper batsmen. Even after being dropped from the World Cup team and given the opportunity to captain India A in the one-day series against New Zealand A, Sanju is still performing the responsibility of the captain and the role of savior in the team.
Let’s take a look at Sanju’s innings that saved Team India in the blue shirt this year. In the second ODI against West Indies, Sanju came to the crease when India was defending at 79/3 and became the pillar of the team with 54 runs off 51 balls. Sanju’s other innings that counted was on the next tour of Zimbabwe. Sanju’s arrival at the crease was when the Indian team was struggling at 97 for four against Zimbabwe in the second ODI. Sanju was the match winner with an unbeaten 43* off 39 balls.
Now, Sanju is playing the role of India’s savior in the ODI series against New Zealand A as well. Captain Sanju came to the crease after the team was 101/3 in the first ODI and returned to win the match with 29* off 32 balls. Sanju’s bat did not deteriorate in the second ODI either. The player who came to the crease scored 37 runs off 35 balls when the team was 134 runs for four wickets. Sanju shone as India won both matches against New Zealand A and won the series 2-0 with one ODI remaining. Everyone is looking forward to Sanju’s bat in the final ODI on Tuesday.
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Last Updated Sep 25, 2022, 5:20 PM IST
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