Sanju Samson, the wicketkeeper for Rajasthan Royals, is prepared to embark on a comeback during India’s tour to the West Indies. The RR captain, who missed the T20I matches against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, has been picked for the ODI squad for the Caribbean tour. Samson is prepared to receive ample opportunities in spite of the absence of a few of the team’s veteran players and despite frequently being pulled out of the starting lineup and receiving little continuous playing time.
Samson last participated in a T20I match against Sri Lanka before suffering a hamstring injury. Following that, the RR player participated in the IPL but had a poor bat performance, scoring only 360 runs throughout 13 innings. Samson and Ishan Kishan will have plenty of opportunities now that Rishabh Pant will not be playing for the side at least until after the ODI World Cup. The RR skipper will probably be considered for the ODI playing XI in addition to T20Is. Samson could take part in the 50-over format as an additional wicketkeeper-batter because KL Rahul is injured and if he performs well it can mean a slot in the team for a long time.
The RR captain has participated in 11 ODIs as well as achieved 330 runs, while he has participated in 17 T20Is and made 301 runs. The team for India’s visit to the West Indies was recently disclosed, and both the ODI and Test lineups now include a few fresh faces.
Indian team for the tour of the West Indies
Indian squad for ODIs against West Indies: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shardul Thakur, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
Indian squad for Tests against West Indies: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
Fans react to Sanju Samson’s selection in the Indian team for ODIs against West Indies: –
Sanju Samson is back for India!!
He's selected for the ODI series against West Indies. pic.twitter.com/OHzj7Br9az
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 23, 2023
Hopefully he'll get opportunity ahead of kishan?
— Supradeep Thavuta (@Supradeep22) June 23, 2023
v
Jitesh Sharma better
— ?? (@dtsaae) June 23, 2023
Good decision. He must be in the playing XI.
— Bhargav Mitra (@bhargav_mitra) June 23, 2023
What's the point, they will just bench him
— RoyalCuler ?? (@RoyalCuler) June 23, 2023
Bcci be like
West indies tour hTo sanju ko bulao 2 mahine maje krega wha
— maii kal ?? (@VastukarMohit) June 23, 2023
Pant out
Sanju, Ishan, KL Rahul
Wicketkeeper Race for World Cup 2023
— Taurus (@itz_chillax) June 23, 2023
