'India Needs That Kind Of Player...': Manjrekar Backs 'This' IPL Superstar To Play In T20 WC

Samson has been in good form in IPL 2024 [AP]

In a recent interview, ex-India cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his pleasure with how Sanju Samson is going about things in recent times. He sang praises for Sanju Samson's recent form where he has shown maturity and consistency.

Manjrekar backs Samson to be in WC squad

Manjrekar asserted that Sanju Samson is finally proving how good he is after years of being in and around Indian cricket, what has been expected from him is coming off and how important it is to have someone like on-song Samson in this Indian T20I setup.

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"He has played for India and has been around for a long time, but finally is coming to the stage where what we are expecting from him is starting to happen for Sanju Samson. His consistency, maturity, when he's playing and is on song...India needs that kind of a player in their T20 team."

Rajasthan Royals captain, in the Indian Premier League 2024 has so far scored 276 runs at a very healthy average of 55.2 and a strike rate of 155.1 in his 7 innings while batting at 3. All this, while leading RR to the top of the table.

Up next, Rajasthan will be hosting Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday, April 22 evening.

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