Sanju Samson Irani Cup: The excitement of cricket is at its peak in India at this time. On one hand, Team India is competing with Bangladesh in the Test series, on the other hand domestic cricket is also going on. Recently the Duleep Trophy was organized and now the Irani Cup is to be played. The Irani Cup is to be held in Lucknow from 1 to 5 October, in which Mumbai, which won the recent Ranji season, will face the Rest of India team. The squads of both the teams were announced on Tuesday (September 24). Mumbai has selected all its key players, including names like captain Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Shardul Thakur. At the same time, in the Rest of India, under the leadership of captain Rituraj Gaikwad, most of the players who performed well in the Duleep Trophy have got a chance.
However, there were some players who were not selected for the Irani Cup. The players who were ignored also include Sanju Samson, who played for India D after getting a place as a replacement in the Duleep Trophy and scored 196 runs in 4 innings of 2 matches at an average of 49, which also included a century. Samson is not even a part of Team India's Test squad, so his not being selected for the Irani Cup is a bit surprising. In this article, we are going to mention the 3 reasons that could be behind Samson not being selected.
3. Ishan Kishan is available
Ishan Kishan has been included in the Rest of India squad as the main wicketkeeper. Ishan recently returned to domestic cricket and has scored two centuries since then. He scored a century in his very first match in the Buchi Babu tournament and then scored a century of 111 runs in the second round of the Duleep Trophy. On the other hand, Sanju Samson did not get a place in the Duleep Trophy earlier but he got a chance only due to Ishan's injury. In such a situation, it is clear that Samson was not the first choice as a wicketkeeper.
2. T20 series against Bangladesh
Sanju Samson is not included in Rest of India team in Irani Cup.
So it’s almost confirmed that he will be in Upcoming T20 series against Bangladesh.
Second wk could be Rishabh Pant or Jitesh Sharma. #SanjuSamson #TeamIndia #INDvBAN #IndVsBan— iSMART (@imJittu07) September 24, 2024
After the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, India also has to play a three-match T20 series from October 6. Samson is also expected to be selected for this series, as he was part of the T20 squad in Sri Lanka and then played some matches. In such a situation, this could be one of the reasons why he has been given time to focus on the shortest format.
1. Not being in the test plans
Sanju Samson has played only T20 and ODI formats for India so far, while he has not yet made his debut in Tests. There is little hope of Samson getting a chance in the future as regular wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has returned, while Dhruv Jurel is also in backup. Jurel has also been selected for the Irani Cup. However, he will be available for selection only if he does not become a part of Team India's playing 11. In such a situation, there is an indication of Samson not being included in the Test plans and perhaps that is why the selectors did not select him.
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