New Delhi. The challenge for Indian wicketkeeper is very big. Pakistan’s invasion will take a strict test of Samson with spin in the beginning and middle overs in the beginning, and it may be that he can take a few overs on the ground once again. Last time when he batted against Pakistan, Sanju was seen struggling a little.
Sanju Samson and his unique Asia Cup
Samson is not guaranteeing the initial batting in this tournament. With Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill’s opening, they have been pushed at number five, a role in which they had to play fewer balls and have less clarity about their position in the playing XI. Nevertheless, when he was given time at the crease, Samson showed a glimpse of why the team management supports him. His half -century against Oman was weak, but an innings that Samson needed. His innings of 39 runs against Sri Lanka was more entertaining, and he was also busy at the crease in his calm performances.
Shining samson
With three sixes against Sri Lanka, Samson surpassed MS Dhoni’s 52 sixes record in T20 Internationals and hit 55 sixes in just 48 innings and he has also overtaken Rishabh Pant in the case of strike power. If he plays another impressive innings in the final, Samson can play as India’s most successful wicketkeeper-batsman in any multinational T20 International tournament at the end of the Asia Cup, and thus he will leave Pant’s 171 runs in the 2024 T20 World Cup and 154 runs in Dhoni in 2007. In the current tournament, Samson has scored an average of 36.00 in three innings and 108 runs at a strike rate of 127.05.
Record on the target of Sanju Samson
He needs 31 runs to complete 1,000 T20I runs for India. He already has a record of the most sixes by an Indian wicketkeeper in Toti 20I (55 in 48 innings, 52 sixes of MS Dhoni, leaving behind 52 sixes). By scoring 64 more runs, he can make a record of performing the best ever in the multi-country T20I tournament by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, leaving behind Rishabh Pant (171 runs in T20 World Cup 2024). He can also overtake the record of 154 runs scored by MS Dhoni in the T20 World Cup 2007, which is another standard for wicketkeeper-batsmen in major events. In this Asia Cup, he has a chance to improve the best strike rate of his career in multi-country tournaments, which is currently 127.05.