This Indian star cricketer is a mix of Rohit-Kohli, name revealed after the victory of T20 World Cup

Anil Kumble On Sanju Samson: Former Indian captain Anil Kumble said that Sanju Samson is technically a combination of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Kumble said that this opener can handle the innings like Kohli when needed, and also has the ability to face the bowling in the powerplay, in which the ‘Hitman’ is an expert.

won hearts with brilliant performance

Samson continued his excellent form in the T20 World Cup, playing a brilliant inning of 89 runs off 46 balls in the final against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday 8 March. His innings included 5 fours and 8 sixes, due to which Team India scored 255-5 after batting first and then bowled out New Zealand for 159 runs in 19 overs.

humbled admirers

During a discussion on ESPNcricinfo, Kumble made an interesting point about Samson’s versatility in batting, and compared him with two former Indian captains. He said, ‘If you look at the last World Cup held in 2024, there were Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in it. Both are excellent players, it is very difficult to replace them. I think Samson is a combination of Kohli and Rohit in a way. When Kohli is in a bit of a need, you just make a plan and make sure you don’t lose wickets. And then whenever you need to score runs fast, in the powerplay, you want to face the bowlers.

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Showed strength in the final also

Samson added 98 runs in just 7.1 overs for the first wicket with Abhishek Sharma (52 runs on 21 balls) in the final of T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday. After this, he made a tremendous partnership of 105 runs in 48 balls for the second wicket with Ishan Kishan (54 runs on 24 balls).

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