Former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Gautam Gambhir expressed his concerns about Sanju Samson’s place in Team India even after the latter's maiden international century in South Africa.
Samson recently hit his maiden ODI ton after eight years in international cricket, sending a strong message to the BCCI selection committee. However, despite this milestone, there are concerns about the Kerala star’s future in the Indian cricket team with the ODI World Cup four years away.
Well, now Gambhir is keen to see if Samson will be consistently getting chances with Team India after his century in Paarl, but he is hoping for a positive change in his career.
Gautam Gambhir said on Star Sports: “We all know how much talent he has. Not just us, everyone has talked about it given the kind of innings he has played in the IPL. But today through this knock, somewhere he has kickstarted his international career.”
The cricket pundit added, “Before this, he always received sporadic chances - sometimes he would get a game, something he would be left out. But when you score a 100, you not only impress the selectors but even put pressure on them to pick you.”
Gambhir further backed Samson to get consistent opportunities as his presence will bolster India’s middle-order. The former opener further explained, “But we'll have to see whether India will even persist with him after this century because the next World Cup is four years away. Still, the kind of quality player Samson is, I feel he should be persisted with.”
He signed off by saying, “With his keeping, you have a very good option in the middle order. India will always have a strong and heavy top order but Samson will always give you that option in the middle. With this knock, Samson has restarted his career.”
(With Star Sports/ANI Inputs)
