Former Indian batter and cricket analyst Wasim Jaffer has asserted that the Indian opening batter Sanju Samson should make the most of the opportunities he gets as the teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is warming the bench.
Speaking exclusively on his YouTube channel, Jaffer stated that the team management made the right call by playing Samson over Sooryavanshi in the first T20I against Afghanistan. However, he advised Samson to be consistent if he receives an extended run.
“It was a good decision. There had been controversy when Vaibhav got a chance, and Sanju had to be dropped. I think Sanju should get an extended run, and Sanju also needs to score runs consistently,” Jaffer said on his YouTube channel.
“Score some runs when you play because there is a lot of pressure, with Vaibhav there. There is no dearth of batters in the Indian team. Sanju is a very good player and plays match-winning knocks when he gets going, but he is very inconsistent in between,” he added.
Additionally, the former Indian opener also showered praise on the explosive opening batter Abhishek Sharma, who scored an 82-run knock off 32 balls with seven fours and as many sixes at a strike rate of 256.25.
“It looks like Abhishek Sharma is becoming more mature. He took some time, even if it was for just two or three balls, because earlier his signature style was to look to hit a six on the first ball. He has the game to make up for it later. He is such a dangerous player of spin; we saw that yesterday as well with how he played Rashid, Nabi, and Mujeeb. He has the capacity to hit two-three fours and sixes in an over,” he concluded.
