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India’s Ishan Kishan, left, and Sanju Samson during a warm-up session. (PTI Photo) Sanju Samson will hope the roar of a passionate home crowd helps him rediscover his fluent best as India wrap up their T20 World Cup preparations in the fifth and final T20 International against New Zealand at the Greenfield Stadium on Saturday….
Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav at the airport. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: India’s final stop before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup took them to Thiruvananthapuram, and the arrival itself turned into a moment to watch as captain Suryakumar Yadav ensured hometown hero Sanju Samson had all eyes on him. With the fifth and final…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has delivered a blunt assessment of Sanju Samson’s prolonged dip in form, insisting that pressure cannot be cited as a justification for the wicketkeeper-batter’s repeated failures. Samson’s struggles continued in the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam, further clouding his prospects ahead of the…
Ishan Kishan, right, arrives to bat as Sanju Samson walks off the field. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel has made a strong case for a selection shake-up ahead of the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand, urging the team management to back Ishan Kishan over Sanju Samson as preparations intensify…
Sanju Samson gets bowled during the fourth T20I in Visakhapatnam. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson’s frustrating run with the bat continued in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, with another start going unconverted — and this time, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar did not hold back. The former India captain delivered a stinging on-air…
NEW DELHI: Struggling opener Sanju Samson received a strong show of backing from India bowling coach Morne Morkel on Tuesday, with the former South African pacer expressing confidence that the right-hander is just one innings away from turning around his lean patch. Samson has managed only 16 runs across three T20Is so far, with a…
For more than a decade, Sanju Samson has remained one of Indian cricket’s most intriguing contradictions — a batter blessed with rare elegance and undeniable talent, yet one whose T20I career has been marked by baffling inconsistency. His recent poor run — scores of 10, 6 and 0 in the first three games against New…
India vs New Zealand Live Score, 3rd T20I: India will look to wrap up the five-match T20I series when they face New Zealand in the third match at the ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati, on Sunday. After securing a 2-0 lead, India enter the contest with momentum firmly on their side, driven by one of their…
India’s Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Former India batter Aakash Chopra has openly questioned whether Sanju Samson will retain his spot in India’s playing XI for the remainder of the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, even with the final match scheduled in Thiruvananthapuram, the wicketkeeper-batter’s home ground. India hold a 2-0 lead in the five-match…
Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson (Agency Image) Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Ian Smith has questioned India’s decision to leave Rishabh Pant out of their T20 World Cup squad, saying a player of his ability should “walk into any T20 side”. Pant, who is currently recovering from a side strain, has not featured in India’s T20…
