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"Batting position me dikkat…": Suryakumar reveals Gambhir's clear message for Samson

Aashay Chopade

Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav (Source: @GenZified_/X.com)Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav (Source: @GenZified_/X.com)

Suryakumar Yadav has been very successful as T20I captain in the last year or so, and recently India won the Asia Cup as well. The leadership group of Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir have made some interesting decisions over the past year. They first asked Sanju Samson to open, and it revived his career as he smashed three centuries.

However, for the Asia Cup, Shubman Gill came back into the side as the vice-captain, and he opened the innings in place of Sanju Samson. At the start of the tournament, there were speculations that Samson would sit out as he would not be fit for the middle-order role. However, SKY and Gautam Gambhir trusted him to bat in the middle, and the cricketer did decently.

Suryakumar Yadav shares India's plan for Sanju Samson

Now, in an interview with Vimal Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav has explained the thought process behind Sanju's selection. He stated that when the team was selected, everyone thought that Samson would not fit into the XI, but it never crossed his mind.

The Indian T20I captain then explained that he had a chat with Gambhir on the first day of their practice session in Dubai for the Asia Cup. He added that Gambhir clearly stated that Samson should be in the XI no matter where he plays, as he has done incredibly well for India in the last 10-15 T20Is.

He added that the communication with Sanju Samson was clear, and they told him that there could be a problem in the batting position. However, the message to him was that the team needs him to continue making the same impact, no matter where he bats.

"Dekhiye aisa hai ki, sabko aisa lag raha tha ki abhi Shubman aagaya hai team me, Jitesh aagaya hai team me. Woh game khela hai aapne jenga, who sab brick banate reh, nikalte reh. Unko laga Sanju open nahi karenga, toh Sanju ke jagah kaha ban rahi hai. But jis din hum waha pahuch gaye, pehle toh dimag me mere kabhi aaya he nahi ki Sanju nahi khelega. Hum waha pahuche first practice session me, Gauti bhai aur mai khade thee, discuss kar rahe thee. Unhone bola ki, he has done so well for India in the last 10-15 T20s he has played. Hum usko bas yehi bol sakte hai ke batting position me dikkat ho sakte hai par impact wohi hona chahiye, jo abhi tak kiya hai," SKY told Vimal Kumar.

Thus, SKY has cleared that the management wanted to reward Sanju Samson for his good work as an opener and thus there was no doubt over his place in the Asia Cup.