India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has finally been duly rewarded with an opportunity to feature in the starting XI in the first T20I against the Sri Lankan cricket team.
The T20I opener is currently being played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and invited the Men in Blue to bat first.
There will be dew later on in the innings and it is a pretty good batting wicket. The pitch in Wankhede offers a great deal of assistance to both spinners and seamers and it will be quite interesting to see how the game progresses.
Sanju Samson is finally back in the playing XI
Sanju Samson has been listed as the wicketkeeper-batsman in the playing XI for the T20I opener against the Lankans. Now it is up to him to make his presence count in the game.
The Kerala skipper has played 16 T20Is for the Indian cricket team and is yet to bring the best out of himself in the shortest format of the game. Overall, he has aggregated 296 runs at an average of 21.1.
Sanju Samson has just one half-century to his name in T20Is and will be looking forward to scoring his second fifty. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi are making their debut in T20Is.
On the other hand, the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have not been listed in the T20I squad against Sri Lanka. The aforementioned players will be back in cricketing action for the three-match ODI series.
Hardik Pandya is leading the Indian cricket team from the front for the T20I series against Dasun Shanaka-led team. Notably, Hardik Pandya boasts a pretty good record as T20I captain as he hasn’t lost a single game. Having led the team in five games so far, the Indian cricket team have tasted four wins whereas the other game ended in a tie.
All the best Sanju.
— Aarohi k. (@KAarohik7) January 3, 2023
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New generation #TeamIndia has the likes of Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson. Awesome to watch all of them.
Advertisement— T#€ 🅱💙🆖 Gu¥ 🇮🇳 (@SarkarSpeaking) January 3, 2023
Finally a proper #T20 team playing for India. And #SanjuSamson in the Playing 11. Hope he gets a long run. #INDvSL
— Pugazh (@VigneshPugazh) January 3, 2023
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Sanju Samson in the team 😍😍💙
Advertisement— SoN! 🦋💫 || Ignore & Fly 😌🥂 (@fanatic_devil16) January 3, 2023
India's playing XI today:
1. Shubman Gill.
2. Ishan Kishan (WK).
3. Suryakumar Yadav (VC).
4. Sanju Samson.
5. Deepak Hooda.
6. Hardik Pandya (C).
7. Axar Patel.
8. Harshal Patel.
9. Shivam Mavi.
10. Umran Malik.
11. Yuzvendra Chahal.Advertisement— Sayan Mondal (@sayan_14mondal) January 3, 2023
😍
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 3, 2023
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Go well @IamSanjuSamson
Advertisement— Manojkumar (@Manojkumar_099) January 3, 2023
Play Sanju Samson at 3 if you want to utilize him well. #INDvSL
— Shinchan (@theShinchan123) January 3, 2023
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After a long wait sanju is back in the India squad #SanjuSamson
Advertisement— mowa (@_mama_08) January 3, 2023
SANJU SAMSON IS PLAYING. #INDvSL
— Shinchan (@theShinchan123) January 3, 2023
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