“Sanju Samson will get two more opportunities” - Aakash Chopra after Tilak Varma gets ruled out of final two T20Is vs NZ

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra feels the Indian opening batter, Sanju Samson, who has been out of form in the ongoing New Zealand T20I series will get more game time before the mega event.

Notably, Tilak Varma, who was ruled out of the first three T20Is vs New Zealand due to the testicular torsion surgery, is all set to miss the last two games of the T20I series. For the same reason, Chopra felt that Samson would get two more chances in the series.

"Tilak Varma might not be available for these two games, which means he will join the team before the World Cup, which is a great thing actually, because Sanju Samson will get two more opportunities here. Now you will see both Sanju and Ishan Kishan playing. One of the games is at Sanju's home. It is in Thiruvananthapuram," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

"It was necessary for him to get two more chances because if we hadn't pivoted in the Asia Cup and Sanju had kept opening, he might not have been feeling this pressure at this time, because it's unfair. If he had kept opening, either you would have become a hero or gone out. So good news for Sanju and his fans that there are two more games," he added.

Furthermore, Chopra also opened up on the technical details of Samson and revealed the reasons why he has been currently struggling ahead of the showpiece event, scheduled to start on Saturday, February 7, in India and Sri Lanka.

"Nobody can actually argue or complain that full chances weren't given, although the truth is that Sanju is struggling. We are seeing that clearly. He is going deep into the crease and getting beaten and out to full deliveries. It's happened in three consecutive innings. This happens with Sanju. When he gets out, he keeps getting out cheaply," he concluded.

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