New Delhi. The Indian cricket team registered a spectacular victory against the West Indies in the first T20 match played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. India won this match by 8 wickets. In the match, captain Shreyas Iyer played an important role in the team's victory by scoring a stormy century. However, amidst this spectacular victory, the poor form of wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson once again came into limelight. Sanju failed to play a big innings in this match too and returned to the pavilion after scoring just 11 runs.
The recent matches have been very disappointing for Sanju Samson. Before scoring 11 runs in 9 balls against West Indies, he was out after scoring just 2 runs against Pakistan. Before that, against Sri Lanka he had scored 7 runs while against Japan he could score only 9 runs. In this way, if we look at his last four T20 innings, only 29 runs have come from Sanju's bat. Due to not being able to play big innings in four consecutive matches, questions are now being raised about his performance.
However, before these bad innings, Sanju had scored a brilliant half-century against Afghanistan on 17 September. He played an inning of 50 runs in 35 balls. After that innings, it was expected that Sanju would continue to show the power of his bat but after that his performance was not as expected. Consecutive short innings have intensified the discussion about his place in the team.
After the continuous failure of Sanju, a section of fans on social media is now demanding to give a chance to young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi. 15 year old Vaibhav has already created a lot of buzz in Indian cricket due to his young age and aggressive batting. In the first T20 against West Indies, he did not get a place in the playing eleven and was seen sitting outside and watching the match. After this, many fans on social media raised questions on the decision of the team management.
Some users say that Sanju has got enough opportunities and if his bat is continuously silent then consideration should be given to trying the young player. One user said that now the time has come to move on from Sanju. At the same time, some fans also raised questions on head coach Gautam Gambhir and the selectors and asked when Vaibhav would get a chance in the playing eleven.
However, it is not easy to decide the future of a player on the basis of just four innings. Sanju has experience in international cricket and has won matches for the team with his batting on many occasions. In such a situation, whether the team management continues to trust his experience or starts preparing for the future by giving a chance to young Vaibhav, it will be clear in the coming matches.
At present, India has started the series with a win and now the eyes are on the next match. On one hand, big innings will be expected from the bat of Sanju Samson and on the other hand, the eyes of the fans will be on 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. If the team management makes changes in the playing eleven, then Vaibhav getting a chance can be one of the biggest discussions of this series.