Gavaskar wants to see this Dhakad player from Kerala batting at number three after Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill.
After Gill made a comeback as the Deputy Captain in the T20 team, it was certain that he would get a chance to start the innings again. It is now a difficult decision in front of the team management that Samson should be kept in the playing XI or made a place in the top three or fed to Jitesh Sharma who is well aware of the role of Finisher. Gavaskar said before the tournament starting in UAE from September 9:
If you take a player like Sanju Samson in the core team, then you cannot leave them in the reserve. Yes, I think it is a very big headache for any selection committee that you have two capable batsmen and a player like Sanju Samson who can probably bat at number three and get down as a ‘finisher’ at number six when needed. And Jitesh has also performed well in the IPL where he played very well. I think it is a pleasant headache for the selection committee of the tour.
The former Indian captain said, “But I think perhaps Samson will get a chance before Jitesh for at least a few matches and then his form will depend on his form in the rest of the tournament, but I think that will happen.”
He said, ‘Therefore I think they may be thinking about keeping him (Samson) at number three and the fifth or sixth number of finishers, because Hardik (Pandya) is also in the team. So Hardik will probably bat again at fifth or sixth.
