‘(He) just missed the World Cup’: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly says Sanju Samson continues to be a part of Team India’s plans

Among these not included in India’s T20 World Cup squad, maybe essentially the most talked about title was that of Sanju Samson. The prime order batter who led Rajasthan Royals to the IPL 2022 ultimate not solely wasn’t named among the many 15 member squad but additionally couldn’t discover a place among the many reserves for the upcoming match in Australia.

The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, nonetheless believes that the street is just not over for the 27-year-old.

I simply LOVE this a part of my life ❤️👌🏽#stronger 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/dGqevAZIoc

— Sanju Samson (@IamSanjuSamson) September 9, 2022

“Sanju is playing well. He played for India but just missed the World Cup,” Ganguly stated forward of the primary India-South Africa T20I. “He is in the Indian team’s plans. He is now a part of the ODI team against South Africa. Also he has done well in the IPL franchise and he is the captain also.”

Since final yr’s T20 World Cup, Samson (158.40) has the second finest strike charge for any Indian batter in T20Is after Suryakumar Yadav.

Samson not too long ago led India A to a 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand A within the ODI collection in Chennai. In the ultimate ODI, the captain was the very best run scorer for India A because the hosts beat the guests by 106 runs.

With the members of the T20 World Cup squad doubtless to not take part within the upcoming three-match ODI collection in opposition to South Africa, Samson’s position can be important for the hosts in a bilateral collection only a yr forward of the subsequent 50 overs World Cup.