IND vs SL: The BCCI on Saturday announced an 18-member squad for the 3 T20 match series to be played between India and Sri Lanka. Former captain Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur have been rested for this series. Ravindra Jadeja is making a comeback in the team after fully recovering from the injury. Jadeja was injured during the test match played against New Zealand in Kanpur. Also, the selection committee has brought an explosive wicket-keeper batsman back in the team after a long time in place of Pant.
Sanju Samson got a chance after a long time
For the T20 series against Sri Lanka (IND vs SL), the selectors have given Sanju Samson, who has been rocking in the IPL and domestic cricket for the last year, back to Team India after a long time. . Sanju has always been known for his quick batting.
He made a lot of noise with his bat in the IPL last year. Samson played his last international match against Sri Lanka in July 2021. In such a situation, his fans will expect a better performance from Sanju in this series (IND vs SL).
Would like to confirm my place in the team
There is a lot of talent inside Sanju Samson. People believe that the selectors did not give him as many opportunities as other players. And, there is some degree of truth in this. Sanju has always been dropped from the team as soon as he fails in 1-2 matches. This is the reason that he has been able to play only 1 ODI and 10 T20 matches in so many years.
He scored 46 runs in the only ODI. At the same time, 117 runs have come out of his bat in T20. Although Sanju is a much better batsman than this. In such a situation, he will look to strengthen his position in the team by performing better in this series ( IND vs SL ). At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma will also have high hopes for him.
India T20 squad for Sri Lanka series
Rohit Sharma, Rituraj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav and Avesh Khan.
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