KL Rahul shed some light regarding his thoughts on Sanju Samson’s situation after the second match-winning debut international century, which was the catalyst for India’s win in the series.
It’s finally over. After eight years of making the India debut, Sanju Samson has an international century to display. He is frustrated by being a step left behind at the bottom of the order, an endless string of scores that could be higher, and the label of inconsistency… Samson broke over all this in his quest to score an unbeaten 108 runs off 114 balls. This paved the way for India’s third bilateral ODI series victory with South Africa. Samson’s remarkable knock, aided by Tilak Varma’s first fifty and the late push of Rinku Singh, pushed India to 296/8. This total was good enough to win.
Samson has been among the most discussed Indian cricketers… due to the reason that throughout his career, the player has failed to live according to the expectations or reproduce the kind of form the team enjoys during the IPL for India. Surprisingly, Samson has played just 40 games in India, and while his goal was to set the T20 format on fire, his primary focus is the ODIs. The long-awaited Samson moment finally came under the sunlight. India captain KL Rahul, thrilled with Samson’s win, shared an unsettling reality about Samson and his potential.
“Pleased with Sanju. He’s been an outstanding performer on the IPL through the past few years. We’ve not had the chance to offer him a chance to be the No. 3. There are many ODI veterans who play these key positions. We are glad he managed to make the most of his opportunities here,” he said during the presentation ceremony.
Samson and Indian feelings go hand-in-hand. Samson was dropped from India’s team at the World Cup for the second consecutive year, and there was anger among those affected by the decision. The team’s management decided to pick Suryakumar Yadav – who hasn’t yet mastered the art of cricket – instead of Samson, the Kerala batter. However, on Thursday, Samson put the record straight. Samson stepped out at the number. 3 with India in the same spot in the final game, 101/3, he put together an impressive team of 116, including Tilak, a youngster. Tilak. This partnership proved pivotal, and India was rewarded when they beat South Africa by 78 runs in the series’ final game, with a 2-1.
Attention shifts to testing at the moment, and Rahul Sharma states Rahul.
Samson’s spectacular innings ended another win in the series for India and the country – this time in the wake of the World Cup – to go with the draw in T20Is. Rahul, the squad captain during the 2021-22 series defeat, expressed his satisfaction over the victory and then turned towards the Test series that starts on the 26th of December.