6 runs in 3 innings… Sanju Samson now on Gautam Gambhir’s radar, the sword hanging over his place in Team India!

New Delhi: The first match of the five-match T20 series between India and England was canceled due to rain. In the match, Team India, batting first, scored 189 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs, but due to continuous rain, England’s batting could not take place. Team India had a very bad start in batting in this match. The team’s opener batsman Sanju Samson was out after scoring only 1 run.

With this, questions are now being raised regarding Sanju Samson’s place in the playing eleven of Team India. Sanju Samson had earlier flopped badly in the two T20s played against Ireland. Sanju scored 5 in the first T20 against Ireland and could not even open his account in the second. Due to Sanju flopping in three consecutive innings, questions are being raised as to why Vaibhav Suryavanshi is not being given a chance in his place.

Sanju showed a strong game in IPL

Although Sanju may not have been able to show anything special in the last three innings for Team India, but in the last IPL season, Sanju had batted amazingly for Chennai Super Kings. Sanju scored 477 runs in 14 matches for CSK, which included 2 centuries. Before the IPL, Sanju had also made Team India the champion by playing three consecutive match-winning innings in the knockouts of the T20 World Cup. Perhaps this is the reason why the team management has maintained its faith in Sanju.

Will Vaibhav replace Sanju?

Sanju Samson has failed three innings on the tour of Ireland and England. In such a situation, now the question is arising whether Vaibhav Suryavanshi will replace him. 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a splash for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. He scored 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals in the entire season and won the Orange Cap. Due to this, he was also selected in the national team, but unfortunately he has not got the chance to debut till now.