Mumbai: Former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar criticized the Malayalee player Sanju Samson who performed poorly in the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka. What a great actor Sanju Samson is. Sanju Samson has talent. But it is his shot selection that sometimes lets him down. Sanju is disappointing in another instance.” – Sunil Gavaskar responded.
Former Indian player Gautam Gambhir also stated that Sanju Samson should use the opportunities that he gets. Gambhir made his stand clear to a sports media during the match. In the first Twenty20, Sanju faced six balls and scored only five runs. The player was dismissed by Madhushanka caught by Dhananjaya D’Silva. In the third ball of the seventh over, the Sri Lankan player was unable to catch Sanju’s deep mid-wicket shot. But Sanju got out on the fifth ball of the same over.
India won the match by two runs. Batting first, India scored 162 runs for the loss of five wickets. In reply, Sri Lanka managed to score only 160 runs in 20 overs. The second match of the series will be played in Pune tomorrow.
English Summary: ‘Sanju Samson Has So Much Talent but His Shot Selection Lets Him Down’ – Gavaskar