Samson wasting good form and opportunity to press for international recall Bishop
Mumbai Apr 27 PTI Former West Indies speedster Ian Bishop reckons Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is wasting good form and opportunity to press for a recall in the Indian T20 set up by not playing impactful innings in the IPL The wicketkeeper-batter is still on the fringes of the Indian T20 team and a stellar show in the IPL could be help him stake a claim in the T20 World Cup squad That Sanju is wasting good form and good opportunity to score runs to press for an international recall to lead his team when Jos Buttler doesnt score Bishop said on ESPNcricinfos T20 Time Out Although Samson is a delight to watch when he gets going the free flowing right hander is yet to consistently play the kind of impactful innings one expects from him He last featured for India in the T20 home series against Sri Lanka in February With the flamboyant Jos Buttler failing against RCB on Tuesday it was the perfect opportunity for the RR skipper to rise to the occasion Samson even looked in good touch smashing three sixes and a four but could only manage 27 off 21 He was dismissed by Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga after missing an attempted reverse-sweep Its not that Sanjus out of form But thats a match-up with Wanindu Hasaranga and him and he should have known better He got out of the blocks quite nicely Bishop said Im a Sanju Samson fan been that way for years now but hes wasting good form by shot selection Bishop added Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori feels the game comes too easy to Samson and he thus tries to do too many things It feels like the game is too easy for him so Im going to try something different Im going to try and make sure I can play every shot in the book He is at his best when hes striking down the ground Vettori said Hes a joy to watch when hes playing that well But everything looks a little bit easy and sometimes it feels like he isnt in the moment and then hes out Apart from a 55 and an unbeaten 48 against Sunriers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals respectively Samson has endured an underwhelming season PTI APA BS BS
Mumbai Apr 27 PTI Former West Indies speedster Ian Bishop reckons Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is wasting good form and opportunity to press for a recall in the Indian T20 set up by not playing impactful innings in the IPL The wicketkeeper-batter is still on the fringes of the Indian T20 team and a stellar show in the IPL could be help him stake a claim in the T20 World Cup squad That Sanju is wasting good form and good opportunity to score runs to press for an international recall to lead his team when Jos Buttler doesnt score Bishop said on ESPNcricinfos T20 Time Out Although Samson is a delight to watch when he gets going the free flowing right hander is yet to consistently play the kind of impactful innings one expects from him He last featured for India in the T20 home series against Sri Lanka in February With the flamboyant Jos Buttler failing against RCB on Tuesday it was the perfect opportunity for the RR skipper to rise to the occasion Samson even looked in good touch smashing three sixes and a four but could only manage 27 off 21 He was dismissed by Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga after missing an attempted reverse-sweep Its not that Sanjus out of form But thats a match-up with Wanindu Hasaranga and him and he should have known better He got out of the blocks quite nicely Bishop said Im a Sanju Samson fan been that way for years now but hes wasting good form by shot selection Bishop added Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori feels the game comes too easy to Samson and he thus tries to do too many things It feels like the game is too easy for him so Im going to try something different Im going to try and make sure I can play every shot in the book He is at his best when hes striking down the ground Vettori said Hes a joy to watch when hes playing that well But everything looks a little bit easy and sometimes it feels like he isnt in the moment and then hes out Apart from a 55 and an unbeaten 48 against Sunriers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals respectively Samson has endured an underwhelming season PTI APA BS BS
