Other stars are in support of Malayalee player Sanju Samson who is continually struggling in the Indian team. After Sanju was knocked out in the Twenty20 series against New Zealand without even a match, the former players came forward with demands that Sanju be fielded in ODIs. Former Indian player Ritinder Singh Sodhi said Rishabh Pant has become a liability to the team and Sanju should have a chance in the ODIs. Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey and others are also on the scene arguing for Sanju.
The former players stress that it is unfair to deny another opportunity to Sanju, who has attracted attention with his brilliant performance in every opportunity he has had in ODIs. Sanju’s unbeaten 116 in three matches in the ODI series against South Africa attracted attention. Sanju has averaged 82.87 this year against the West Indies and Zimbabwe. It is in this situation that Sanju gets support.
Rishabh Pant has become a liability to the team. If that’s his situation, he plays Sanju instead. If the opportunity isn’t given now, when will it be given? Do you always lose in the middle of the World Cup and ICC tournaments? The problem is when you have more opportunities than the limit. It’s time to give new people a chance’ – underlined Sodhi.
“It remains to be seen how many more chances he will have the ball. The time has come for him to do justice to the genius. Everything has a limit. You can’t rely on a star more than that. If the performance is bad, throw him out of the team’ – said Sodhi.
Meanwhile, Indian star Dinesh Karthik has also come forward in support of Sanju. Karthik claimed that Sanju is the most suitable player to play at number six in the ODI series against New Zealand.
Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill are expected to open the ODI series against the Kiwis. Let Shreyas Iyer play number three. While Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav play number four and five, Sanju Samson is the best to play number six,’ said Karthik.
Indian cricketer Manish Pandey also came forward with his reaction to Sanju Samson’s denial of an opportunity. Manish Pandey stated that Sanju was batting well and wanted him to play instead of him in the Indian team.
