Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma have been selected as two wicketkeepers in the Indian T20I side for Asia Cup 2025. Samson has been India's premier wicketkeeper in the format in the last year or so and has done well as an opener.
Jitesh Sharma, on the other hand, has played just nine T20Is for India, with the last one coming in January 2024. However, with the appointment of Shubman Gill as a vice-captain in the Asia Cup 2025 squad, there are high chances that he will open. It has put Samson's position in danger and has opened up a spot for Jitesh Sharma, who, unlike Samson, can bat lower down the order.
Thus, in this article, we will compare the stats of Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma in IPL.
Understanding The Difference Of Role: Samson vs Jitesh Firstly, it is important to understand that Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma perform two different roles for their team in IPL. Sanju Samson has been a top-order batter for the majority of his career and his job is to set the foundation and score big runs for his team.
Jitesh Sharma, on the other hand, performs the role of a finisher, and he mostly gets very few balls to make an impact. Thus, more than the runs, his strike-rate is an important factor, and he is expected to play handy cameos in the crunch situations.
Comparison Of IPL 2025 Stats Of Sanju Samson And Jitesh Sharma If we compare the stats of two players in IPL 2025, Samson has scored just 24 runs more than Jitesh Sharma in the season, despite opening for RR in the majority of matches. He batted on nine occasions at a decent average and strike rate. However, he could not get big scores, which is expected from a top-order batter in IPL.
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Jitesh Sharma, on the other hand, batted in the lower middle order in IPL 2025 and played plenty of handy cameos in the season. He scored 24 off just 10 balls in the final, which boosted RCB's score, while he blasted an unbeaten 85 against LSG to take his team into the top-2. Thus, Jitesh Sharma performed his role in crunch situations for RCB, and it can be concluded that he had a better IPL 2025 than Sanju Samson.
Sanju Samson vs Jitesh Sharma: Overall IPL Stats If we compare the overall stats of IPL between Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma, the former has a lot more games under his belt. The current Rajasthan Royals captain has played 177 matches in the IPL and has close to 5000 runs with an average of 30 and a strike rate close to 140. Thus, he has been one of the top Indian batters in the history of the league, who has played plenty of match-winning knocks over the years.
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Jitesh Sharma, on the other hand, has only one fifty in his entire IPL career of 55 matches. However, his strike rate is close to 160, which is an important parameter in the role he performs for his team. The Amravati-born cricketer, though, has been inconsistent in his four-season-long IPL career and would like to improve it in future.
Conclusion: Therefore, there is no comparison between Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma if we decide on the basis of stats. Samson has a lot more experience and is a proven performer, while Jitesh has just started to do well. However, there is a difference in role that the two players perform, but if we have to choose one, Sanju Samson's record can be safely termed as better compared to Jitesh Sharma's.
Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma (Source: AFP)
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