SANJU SAMSON
This tour was seen as one of the biggest opportunities for Kerala’s uber-talented wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson to show his mettle, especially as a batsman.
He was competing for a spot in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2021 with other keeper-batsmen like Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, and KL Rahul, who have already established themselves as amazing batsmen and glovesmen.
Meanwhile, Samson, who made his India debut in 2015, and got back in the national reckoning in 2020, has been given ample opportunities in T20Is to establish himself, but apart from a small glimpse of his amazing hitting abilities, Samson has not been able to get rid of his tendency to throw away his wicket.
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Unfortunately, this habit followed him on the Sri Lanka tour as well, as he made an amazing run-a-ball 46 in the 3rd ODI, which was his debut in 50-over international cricket. However, he threw away his wicket going for an unnecessary shot in the air.
In the two T20Is he played, Samson made 27 in the first match, 7 in the second, and a duck in the third and final match. In the second T20I, Samson, who batted at no.4 spot had the chance to help India post an above-par final total, but he gave away his wicket trying to hit Dhananjaya de Silva out of the ground and getting bowled for 7 runs.
After these performances, Samson has possibly fallen down the rung behind first-choice Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan for the T20 World Cup 2021. He can only hope for a bumper outing in the second phase of the IPL 2021 for an outside chance.
